Fracture Analysis Consultants, Inc

External Links and Resources

DoD SBIR

The SBIR program was a major contributor to the success of the FRANC3D software.

AFRL

The US Air Force Research Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio was instrumental in FAC's initial efforts to create a new generation of FRANC3D.

NAVAIR

The US Navy has been a long-time supporter and user of the FRANC3D software. FAC has worked on two NAVAIR funded SBIR projects related to fretting fatigue.

SWRI

FAC and SWRI worked on a project funded by the US Air Force, which combined the DARWIN and FRANC3D software.

RLM

FRANC3D uses the RLM software for licensing. Users can read the RLM end-user documentation to learn more about installing and running RLM.

CFG

The CFG site contains links to the FRANC2D and FRANC3D/Classic/BEM software and other inforomation related to computational fracture mechanics.

SIEMENS

FAC has a partnership agreement with SIEMENS, which allows us to provide a more robust interface between FRANC3D and NX Nastran.