Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation General Mechanical Fatigue Test and Analysis Reply To: Fatigue Test and Analysis

Ankush Choudhary
Ansys Employee

Hi Louie,

Thanks for the response. ANSYS calculates the life and damage based on the SN curve you defined in the engineering data, and it is based on the FEA approach. The experimental data comes from physical experiments, i.e., fatigue testing machines; therefore, you cannot perform that experimental test in ANSYS.