11/21/2008 - ESRD releases update to StressCheck 8.0. Click here to see the benefits of upgrading to StressCheck 8.0.1

6/12/2008 - ESRD announced the release of StressCheck 8.0.
This release is packed full of new functionality and features three new global-local analysis methods, shell-to-solid mortaring, extension of incremental theory of plasticity (ITP) to 3D solids, and the J-Integral decomposition to compute the separated energy release rate for 2D and 3D models.

Click here to see a description of new features and enhancements in StressCheck 8.0.

StressCheck 8.0 Enhancement Highlights

1) Improved global-local capability through the TLAP (Total Load At Points) methods, TLAP-Traction and TLAP-Bearing. These new features enable users to conveniently import and assign point load information from a shell model to a detail 3D StressCheck model. Learn more...

2) The ITP is now supported for 3D solid modeling. In addition, isotropic, kinematic and mixed-mode hardening rules are supported for both 2D and 3D analysis. This capability enables accurate simulation of fatigue life enhancement techniques (e.g. cold working and interference-fit fasteners) used extensively in the aerospace industry. Learn more...

3) ESRD continues to add more functionality to its already superior pre- and post-processing capabilities for laminated composites. The new Automatic Lamination tool provides quantum improvements in modeling efficiency, significantly reducing the time it takes to create detailed 'ply-by-ply' models representing composite structure. Additionally, the J-Integral decomposition implementation is especially useful in damage tolerance studies of laminated composites.