FKM Nonlinear Update-Course:
Guideline 2nd Edition

Forschungskuratorium Maschinenbau
/ Research Committee Mechanical Engineering

The prerequisite is attendance at a prior FKM Nonlinear seminar

24 September 2026, online

9​am - 5:30 pm CEST (Central European Summer Time), UTC+2 (Berlin)

Language: English

The second, completely revised edition of the FKM guideline Nonlinear (in German only) was published by VDMA-Verlag in spring 2026.

In addition to a significantly improved document structure for static and cyclic loading for better readability, numerous changes have been made compared to the first edition.

Some aspects have been improved through simplification, while many others have been expanded upon compared to the first edition.

Examples include the safety concept, hardness-based estimators for material parameters, and – very comprehensively - treatment of multi-axial proportional and non-proportional stresses and strains, a new formulation of damage parameter Z, and the consideration of factors influencing fatigue life predictions. Cast iron, cast aluminum, welds for steel, and surface-treated components have been added as well. An extensive addition has been made to the guideline's appendix to provide material data.

All of this marks a significant improvement in this guideline.

T​rainer

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klemens Rother
University of Applied Sciences Munich, Germany

Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering / Doctoral thesis in analytical fatigue assessment of multiaxial, non-proportional stress states

Prof. Rother has over 20 years of industrial experience in responsible positions: design and qualification in transportation systems, pressure vessel design, consulting in computational engineering, software development and development and implementation of knowledge-based systems.

• Since 2008 Professor at Munich University of Applied Sciences
• Since 2019 Founding member of the Institute of Material- and Building Research, IMB, Munich University of Applied Sciences
• Teaching: Mechanics of Materials, Lightweight-Design, Fatigue&Fracture, Conceptual Design of Mechanical Structures
• Fields of Research: Structural Integrity, CAE, Conceptual Design, CAE in the Early Phase, Fatigue Analysis, and Welded Structures
• Head of Master's Program Computational Engineering, Munich University of Applied Sciences
• Gründungsmitglied des Promotionszentrums für Integrales Bauen an der Hochschule München
  Founding member of the Doctoral Research Center of Integrated Buildings (PZIB) at Munich University of Applied Sciences

M​ore information:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klemens Rother (mwn.de)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9643-4967

Organisation

Duration
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Login phase from 8:30 am.
Time zone: CEST (Central European Summer Time), UTC+2 (Berlin)

Language
English

Course Fee
Non NAFEMS members: 990 Euro/person*
NAFEMS member: 700 Euro/person*
* plus VAT if applicable.

NAFEMS membership fees (company)
A standard NAFEMS site membership costs 1,405 Euro per year, and an academic site and entry membership costs 880 Euro per year (as of 2025).

Cancellation Policy
Up to 6 weeks before the course starts: free of charge;
up to one week before: 75 %;
Later and no show: 100%.

Course cancellation
If not enough participants, we reserve the right to cancel the course one week before. The course can also be canceled in case of disease of the speakers or force majeure. In these cases, the course fees will be returned.

Organisation / Contact
NAFEMS
e-mail: roger.oswald@nafems.org

Accreditation Policy

The course is agreed and under control of NAFEMS Education and Training Working Group (ETWG).