FRANC3D Crack Growth Training

FRANC3D training for fracture mechanics and 3D crack growth simulation. Learn to import finite element models, insert cracks, compute stress intensity factors, and predict fatigue life through step-by-step engineering tutorials.

FRANC3D Training Slides

1: Introduction to Fatigue and Damage Tolerance
2: Introduction to Fracture Mechanics
3: Introduction to FRANC3D
4: FRANC3D User Interface (GUI)
5: Finite Element Model Import into FRANC3D
6: Crack Insertion and Meshing
7: Static Crack Analysis
8: Stress Intensity Factors (SIFs)
9: Crack Growth
10: SIF History and Fatigue Life
11: Miscellaneous Topics

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FRANC3D / ANSYS Tutorial #1 Training Material

Slides and videos provide introductory training using Tutorial #1 for FRANC3D and ANSYS. The simulation includes: finite element model import and subdivide, crack insertion, static analysis, stress intensity factor calculation, crack growth and fatigue life computation.

Download FRANC3D/Ansys Tutorial 1 Training Slides

Part 1: FE model import, crack insertion and analysis.

Part 2: SIF computation, manual and auto crack growth.

Part 3: SIF history and fatigue life computation.

ABAQUS, NASTRAN and Sierra versions of Tutorial #1 are basically the same.

Tutorial model files can be downloaded from the FAC downloads folder.

FRANC3D demonstration using a finite element model of a minidisk.

These videos use the minidisk model from Russ et al., 2004, SPIE, 5394.

FE Model Import and local submodel extraction for crack insertion.

Crack insertion into local FE model.

Grow crack after computing SIFs.

Compute Fatigue Cycles