FRACTURE MECHANICS

SAP510

Course Code: SAP510
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Ömer Faruk Elaldı

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
An ability to understand importance of applications of fracture mechanics principles in failure analysis

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Stress analysis of cracked components, applications of linear elastic fracture mechanics, determination of fracture toughness by experiments, micro structural aspects of fracture mechanics, fracture approximation beyond linear elastic limit, transition temperature approximation, translation of crack space, J-integral, fatigue crack formation and propagation, stress corrosion cracking

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction: Importance of Fracture Mechanics, Griffith Theory
2^nd Week	Solutions for various crack problems and generalized Westergaard method
3^rd Week	Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM)
4^th Week	Small Scale Yielding
5^th Week	Fracture Toughness testing
6^th Week	Micro structural Aspects of Fracture Toughness
7^th Week	Examination
8^th Week	Ductile-Brittle Transition Temperature
9^th Week	Non-Linear Fracture Mechanics
10^th Week	Fatigue Crack Propagation
11^th Week	Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) and Corrosion Fatigue
12^th Week	Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) and Corrosion Fatigue
13^th Week	General Practice in Failure Analysis
14^th Week	General Practice in Failure Analysis

Recommended or Required Reading

R. J. SENFORD, Principles of Fracture Mechanics, Prentice Hall.
R.W. HERTZBERG, Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, Wiley and Sons.
T.L. ANDERSON, Fracture Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, CRC Press.
D. BROEK, Elemetary Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Kluwer Academic Publisher.
A. SHUKLA, 2005, Practical Fracture Mechanics in Design, Marcel Dekker, New York, USA
M.F. KANNINEN and C.H. POPELAR, 1985, Advanced Fracture Mechanics, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Assignment	1	5
Quiz	1	5
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	2	5	10
Individual or group work	14	6	84
Preparation for Final exam	1	70	70
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	50	50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	50	50
Quiz	2	2	4
Total Work Load			314
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.46
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1
K2	X	X
K3
K4		X
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11