Basic Training for Endurica Rubber Fatigue Simulation Software

Learn the basics of Endurica’s simulation workflows

Start making an impact now with Endurica’s software workflows to virtually evaluate fatigue performance and solve design issues. After this workshop you will be able to use each of the Endurica solvers to simulate your elastomeric part.

Endurica’s live, online training makes it easy

This workshop provides hands-on experience for understanding and wielding the power of Endurica’s workflows. You will learn from our founder, Dr. Will Mars, live online. Join us from the comfort of your home or office. (No travel required!) A trial license of our entire software suite is included. A link of the recorded presentation for review is sent after each session. Additionally, Dr. Mars is available every class day for “office hours” to answer your questions.

Workshop meets online from 9:00 a.m. to noon EDT (UTC-4) Monday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Course Objectives

• Understand key principles governing fatigue in elastomers.
• Apply fatigue analysis workflows for:
  • Infinite life analyses
  • Safe life analyses
  • Damage tolerant analyses
• Successfully solve durability issues using Endurica software (CL, DT, MP, and EIE)

Course Outline

Day 1

• Installation and overview
• Infinite Life Analysis workflow with Endurica CL
  • Material behavior: nonlinear elasticity
  • Material behavior: crack precursors and fatigue threshold
  • Multiaxiality, critical plane analysis, and safety factor
  • Example: Grommet isolator
• Safe Life Analysis workflow with Endurica CL
  • Specifying and verifying crack growth behavior
  • Specifying the load history
  • Plotting life contours and Identifying the critical plane
  • Using rainflow counting to identify worst case events
  • Examples: Bushing, Tire

Day 2

• Self heating analysis with Endurica MP
  • Material behavior: specifying nonlinear viscoelasticity
  • Uncoupled, steady state thermal analysis
  • Example: planar tension specimen under sinusoidal loading
• Block Cycle Analysis with Endurica DT
  • Specifying a schedule with multiple load cases
  • Examples: Bushing, Tire
• Accelerating strain history calculations with Endurica EIE
  • Building a nonlinear map of the load space (1 and 2 channel maps)
  • Load history interpolation to generate full field strain history
  • Variable amplitude loading and rainflow counting
  • Example: extracting a block cycle schedule from road loads