ENME E4114
MECHANCS OF FRACTURE & FATIGUE
Lect: 3. Elastic stresses at a crack; energy and stress intensity criteria for crack growth; effect of plastic zone at the crack; fracture testing applications. Fatigue characterization by stress-life and strain-life; damage index; crack propagation; fail safe and safe life analysis.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisites: Undergraduate mechanics of solids course.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027