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LIMIT Release NotesVersion LIMIT2015

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IntroductionThis document describes substantial changes compared to the release LIMIT_2014. Further information can be found in the following documents:

LIMIT_2015.pdf

LIMIT-GUI_CAE_introduction.pdf

Introduction

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Novelties 2015Better visualization of weld symbols in the GUI

Interface to SolidWorks Simulation

Open result format for user written interfaces to arbitrary solvers

New stress types for base material assessment

Improved fatigue assessment for welds under non-proportional loads

Crane code EN13001 added

Automated report generation

Additional detailed assessment output for user specific elements

New documentations

Overview

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New visualization of weld symbols in the GUIAll welds simultaneously

Controlled by SetupManager

Show Symbol

Skip Parameter

Visualization of Weld Symbols

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Interface to SolidWorksStress assessment of SolidWorksSimulation results

Assessment according to all available codes and guidelines in LIMIT

Interface to SolidWorks Simulation

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LIMIT Universal InterfaceOpen result format for user written interfaces to arbitrary solvers

Stress assessment of arbitrary FE-solver results

Assessment according to all available codes and guidelines in LIMIT

LIMIT Universal Interface

arbitrary

FE stress

result

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New Code: EN13001Crane code

Newest version of crane code EN13001 implemented

EN13001

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New Code: EN13001Crane code

Now static assessment for crane code available

Different assessment types for static and fatigue in the Job-Manger selectable: Static lamellar fracture

Fatigue stress history classes S

EN13001

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New stress types for base material assessments

With following features: 2D stress tensor on surface

Different stress quantities available

Solid elements can be assessed with all available codes

Higher accuracy for multiaxial and non-proportional loading

New Stress Types Base Material

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Improved fatigue assessment for welds under non-proportional loads

Out of phase loading of e.g. bending and shear stresses,is not covered by standard interaction formulas of design codes.

For Eurocode 3 and the FKM guideline the recommendations of IIW were implemented andcan be activated in the JobManager of LIMIT CAEunder Multiaxial-Nonprop-IIW.

This correction is inactive in base material assessments.

Welds Under Non-Proportional Loads

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Automated report generationAutomated reporting of

Weld geometry

Notch cases / FAT classes

Assessment results

…

Well structured HTML report

Open file format

Importable in various documentation software

Automated Report Generation

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Additional detailed assessment output for user specific elements

Now detailed assessment .txt-output for user specificelement sets (…_detailed_results_user_elements.txt)

multiaxial and non-proportional loads

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New documentationsThe following documents were added to the help menue: LIMIT_Explanations_on_Weld_Assessments.pdf

LIMIT-SolidWorks-Interface.pdf

LIMIT-SolidWorks-Benchmarks.pdf

LIMIT_2015_Universal_Interface_Programmers_Guide.pdf

LIMIT-Universal-Interface.pdf

New Documentations