AERO 711 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.
Distribution
3-0-3Offered
Fall Spring