FAT4FEM …

+ is characterized by a clearly structured GUI
→ easy to use
→ max. 1 day of training required
→ therefore applicable for sporadic use also

... at the moment offers ASCII interfaces to...
• ADINA
• Abaqus/CAE
• ANSYS
• FEMAP
• PERMAS
• SIMPACK (directly integrated)
• ...

+ uses solely the established critical plane approach

+ contains 7 equivalent stress hypotheses
→ PSWT, Signed Mises, Findley, Dang Van, ...
→ Three of them are well or very well qualified to evaluate
turning main stress axes

+ returns 21 detailed nodal results in tabular form
quicksort of all columns enables ...
→ fast and convenient review of all results

+ exports for graphical representation of the results ...
→ damage D applied to number of oscillations
→ safety factor S applied to the load
→ degree of Neuber´s correction
→ damaging equivalent stress amplitude
→ and the corresponding mean stress