ME583 ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS
    
       | Course Code: | 
       5690583 | 
    
    
       | METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 
       3(3-0) | 
    
    
       | ECTS Credit: | 
       8.0 | 
    
    
       | Department: | 
       Mechanical Engineering | 
    
    
       | Language of Instruction: | 
       English | 
    
    
       | Level of Study: | 
       Graduate | 
    
    
       | Course Coordinator: | 
       Prof.Dr. SERKAN DAÐ | 
    
    
       | Offered Semester: | 
       Fall and Spring Semesters. | 
    
Course Content
Basic concepts: Failure criteria. mechanisms of fracture. stress intensity factor. Energy balance and stress intensity factor approaches to fracture. Plane strain and plane stress fracture toughness of materials. Fatigue crack growth. Elastic-plastic fracture. plastic zone models. J-integral. Fail-safe and safe-life design concepts. damage tolerances. Applications to practical problems. (F)