MEEN 701 Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue
Concept of linear elastic fracture mechanics, stress intensity factor, Griffith energy balance, determination of the elastic field at a sharp crack tip, J integrals analysis, experimental determination of fracture toughness, elastic plastic fracture mechanics, fatigue crack growth, elastic-plastic crack tip fields, critical crack sizes and fatigue crack propagation rate prediction. Fracture mechanisms and fracture modes associated with failure of engineering materials.
Cross Listed Courses
AERO 711
Offered
Fall Spring