I am using PV Elite 2008 and need to carry out Fatigue analysis for Rectangular Header Box based on Temp. based cycle. The temp varies from 20 deg C to 260 deg C in 2 Hrs every 4 hrs.

It means 6 cycles a day, 2190 cycles a year and if we consider 20yrs Expected life its 43800 cycles in a life

How to carryout fatigue analysis using PVElite as well as conventional method

can we do this in Component analysis. If somebody can provide some self made program it will be help full to me

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Niraj