Event date 2017/09/01
Fracture Mechanics, (10ECTS)
Linköping University, Sweden
The exact date will be announced later
Course objectives
After completing the course, the student must have:
- Knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon of fracture growth;
- Mechanisms, testing, modeling and simulation
- Skills and ability to perform simpler hand calculations as well as numerical Finita Element calculations for crack growth dimensioning
- Valuation ability and developed approach to fracture growth
Content
- Linear Elastic Crash Mechanics / Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM)
- Elastoplastic Crash Mechanics / Elasto-Plastic Fracture Mechanics (EPFM)
- Crime Mechanisms and Violence Testing / Fracture Mechanisms and Fracture Toughness
Testing
- Applications on structures / Application to structures
- Fatigue cracking / Fatigue crack propagation
- Fatigue testing and environmental impact / Fatigue testing and environmental effects
- Calculation Technique / Computational Fracture Mechanics
Previous knowledge
Mathematics, Mechanics and Strength Learning: Knowledge equivalent to MSc in Mechanical Engineering (including courses normally offered at Master’s level or in higher-grade courses in MSc in Engineering).
Target group
PhD students in the mechanical engineering field (see ASP Mechanical Engineering). In addition, the course is suitable for professional civil engineers who need to analyze structures in which crack growth is of key importance
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