FABEST High-Cycle Fatigue Competition: Participant Package for Blind Fatigue-Life Prediction

Fast track for busy researchers

You do not need to read the entire repository before deciding to participate. The minimum steps are:

1. Register through the form

   Registration allows the organisers to keep you informed about competition updates, including new material, clarifications, deadlines and submission instructions. Registering does not commit you to participating in the competition; it simply allows you to stay informed. Registration is only mandatory if you decide to participate.

2. Read the Competition Rules and open the public blind fatigue-strength matrix.

3. Estimate the requested fatigue-strength values (FS_N) at the prescribed target numbers of cycles using your preferred fatigue-assessment method.

4. Consult only the supporting documents relevant to your approach, such as the material database, specimen geometry, manufacturing information, roughness, residual stresses and experimental setup.

5. Submit the two mandatory files by 31 December 2026:

   • The completed Excel submission workbook.

   • One concise method-documentation file prepared using either the Word or LaTeX template.

Four essential actions: register, read the rules and matrix, calculate the requested values, and submit two files.

Surface Roughness and Residual-Stress Data — Upcoming Update

Surface-roughness and residual-stress data will be uploaded in a future update of the competition package.

If your method does not require these data, you can already proceed with the competition. Otherwise, please register using the official registration form and wait for our email notification when the additional data become available.