| Modulekode | MSF 780 |
| Kwalifikasie | Postgraduate |
| Fakulteit | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
| Module-inhoud | 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. |
| Modulekrediete | 16.00 |
| Programme | |
| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 21 contact hours per semester |
| Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
| Department | Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering |
| Period of presentation | Semester 2 |
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