FKM Linear for Welds
T​raining Course

Forschungskuratorium Maschinenbau
/ Research Committee Mechanical Engineering

30 October 2025, online

9​am - 5:30 pm CEST (Central European Time), UTC+1 (Berlin)

Language: English

This online training course covers the ”FKM-Guideline Linear” for static and cyclic loading of weld seams. In addition to detailed assessment procedures, background information on the individual topics will be provided to enhance understanding of the procedures. The course is aimed at newcomers in that field as well as experts interested in the concept of the guideline. Knowledge in the use of the FKM-guideline for unwelded components is recommended but not mandatory.

What is the FKM guideline?

The FKM guideline is a standard developed by the Forschungskuratorium Maschinenbau (Research Committee for Mechanical Engineering) – FKM - for static and cyclic strength verification. Due to its broad applicability, the strength verification has become widely used in mechanical engineering and other industries.

Topics Covered

An overview of the guideline
Stresses
Material data
Procedure overviews

Static strength procedure
Nominal stress concept
Local stress concept

Cyclic strength procedure
Nominal stress concept
Local stress concept

Applications
Safety margins and reserve factors, sensitivity analysis, probabilistic analysis
Examples using different concepts

C​ourse Agenda

9:00-10:30

• Introductory remarks
  Background information and overview of the guideline
  Stresses
  Material data
  Procedure overviews

11:00-12:30

• Static strength procedure
  Nominal stress concept
  Local stress concept

13:30-15:00

• Cyclic strength procedure
  Nominal stress concept
  Local stress concept

15:30-17.30

• Applications
  Safety margins and reserve factors, sensitivity analysis, probabilistic analysis
• Examples using different concepts

Trainer

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 Time), UTC+1 (Berlin)

Language
English

Course Fee
Non NAFEMS members: 700 Euro/person*
NAFEMS member: 990 Euro/person*
Included in the fees are digital course notes in English language and a certificate.
* 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).