My PhD work at the University of Wisconsin was on crack growth in high density, high molecular weight polyethylene (HDHMWPE) used in natural gas distribution pipelines1. This semi-crystalline, thermoplastic material like many other plastics exhibits a yielding mechanism in addition to nonlinear viscoelastic effects which... Continue reading
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In the September/October 2025 issue of the European Rubber Journal , Endurica was listed as having the second most important project for sustainability! The complete list is shown above. This recognition is especially compelling since all the other companies listed are much, much larger than... Continue reading
It was May of 2023, and Will Mars had just given a presentation on “Virtual Qualification of the Durability Performance of an Elastomeric Mount with Endurica” at the Simulia SAUC in Novi, Michigan. This work was done with Ford and it used Endurica EIE to... Continue reading
Wow – this year has really been one of many firsts for Endurica. We had our first ever Community Conference in April, we started our first sister company – in Europe, and from September 9 – 13, 2024, we presented 4 technical papers – a... Continue reading
The topic of whether to use a crack growth method or a continuum damage method for product fatigue and durability assessment has long been debated. Oftentimes, experts will recommend using a continuum damage approach in the initial phase, when no noticeable cracks are present, and... Continue reading
Hello everyone. I am really excited to be writing this as the newest member to Team Endurica! I am really enjoying my on-boarding with Will and the team thus far. I continue to learn all the capabilities that the Endurica software has to offer, along... Continue reading