Mechanical Design of Machine Elements

Complete after watching Module 44: Randomly Varying Stresses and Miner's Rule
Example 2
Worksheet 9: Miners Rule
The varying, fluctuating stresses shown to the below are found at the critical location
of a component. The material is steel, the fully adjusted endurance limit is 22 ksi, the
ultimate strength is 105 ksi. The fatigue strength fraction is f = 0.84.

1) What is the accumulative damage of this part?

2) What is the life of the part in hours if this 6 second stress pattern continues to
repeat for the remainder of the parts life?

ksi
80

60

40

20
0 t (sec)
-20

-40

-60

-80

n sigma min sigma max sigma a sigma m Note that cycle 1 and cycle 2 are
Cycle 1 2 -20 20 - -
fully reversible

Cycle 2 3 -60 60 - -

Cycle 3 2 -20 40 30 10
Mechanical Design of Machine Elements
Complete after watching Module 44: Randomly Varying Stresses and Miner's Rule
Example 2
Worksheet 9: Miners Rule
The varying, fluctuating stresses shown to the below are found at the critical location
of a component. The material is steel, the fully adjusted endurance limit is 22 ksi, the
ultimate strength is 105 ksi. The fatigue strength fraction is f = 0.84.

1) What is the accumulative damage of this part?

2) What is the life of the part in hours if this 6 second stress pattern continues to
repeat for the remainder of the parts life?

n sigma min sigma max sigma a sigma m

Cycle 1 3 -60 60 - -

Cycle 2 2 -20 20 - -

Cycle 3 2 -20 40 30 10

As cycle 1 is below the endurance limit, the number of cycles is infinite.

As cycle 2 is fully reversible,

( fSut )2 [(0.84)(105)]2
a= = = 353.6
Se 22
1 fS
b = - log ut = -0.2010
3 Se
1 1
s b
60 -0.201
N = rev = = 6798
a 353.6

Cycle 3 is fluctuating, and to calculate the number of cycles, a sigma

equivalent is necessary
sa 30
s rev _ eq = = = 33.2
sm 10
1- 1-
Sut 105
1 1
s b
33.2 -0.201
N = rev = = 129920
a 353.6
Mechanical Design of Machine Elements
Complete after watching Module 44: Randomly Varying Stresses and Miner's Rule
Example 2
Worksheet 9: Miners Rule
The varying, fluctuating stresses shown to the below are found at the critical location
of a component. The material is steel, the fully adjusted endurance limit is 22 ksi, the
ultimate strength is 105 ksi. The fatigue strength fraction is f = 0.84.

1) What is the accumulative damage of this part?

2) What is the life of the part in hours if this 6 second stress pattern continues to
repeat for the remainder of the parts life?

ni 3 2 2
D= = + + = 0.00046
Ni 6798 inf inity 129920

1 6sec 1min 1hr

time = * * * = 3.6hrs
0.00046 1cycle 60sec 60 min