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: Seeing the predicted direction of a crack as it moves through the mesh. Key Tools for Enhanced Analysis

Nastran performs the heavy lifting by calculating the — KIcap K sub cap I KIIcap K sub cap I cap I end-sub KIIIcap K sub cap I cap I cap I end-sub Crack Patran Nastran

The process of simulating crack propagation or fatigue life generally follows these three stages: 1. Pre-Processing in MSC Patran : Seeing the predicted direction of a crack

Once the solver finishes, you return to Patran to interpret the results: Crack Patran Nastran