Module code | MSF 780 |
Qualification | Postgraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
Module content | Historical development; Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM): Stress concentrations and singularities, stress intensity factor, stability of crack propagation; Elasto-plastic fracture mechanics: crack tip plasticity, small scale yielding, measurement of Kic, J-integral; Fatigue crack growth: Paris Law; life prediction; combined mode fracture, strain energy density methods. |
Module credits | 16.00 |
Programmes | |
Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
Contact time | 21 contact hours per semester |
Language of tuition | English |
Academic organisation | Mechanical and Aeronautical En |
Period of presentation | Semester 2 |
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