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Analysis: SimulationXpress

The different values for Factor of Safety (FOS) mean:

Value Meaning

The stress at this location in the part is less than the yield

> 1 strength and is therefore safe. Depending on the specific

application, we may have to design with a higher FOS to ensure

our design is safe and have room for unexpected loads.

The stress at this location in the part is exactly the yield strength.

= 1 This part has started or is about to yield (deform plastically) and

will most likely fail if the forces acting on the model are slightly

more than the forces used in the analysis.

The stress at this location in the part has exceeded the yield

strength of the material and the component will fail with the
< 1

analysis parameters used, either deforming plastically or

breakin .

34.15. - To see how safe our design is, type "2" in the Factor of Safety box and

click "Show where factor of safety (FOS) is below." Areas under the specified factor

of safety (unsafe) are shown in red, and the areas over the factor of safety (safe)

are shown blue. Essentially, if our design requires us to have a minimum factor of

safety of 2 (able to carry twice the design load), areas colored in red would fail.

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~ Show von Mises stress
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~ Show displacement
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(FOS) is below:

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~ 1.01221

Use these controls to view the animation.

~ Play animation

lj Stop animation

~ Done viewing results

~ Back ~ Start Over

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