| Course objectives: |
| systematic presentation of the elements of failure analysis and structural integrity; introduction to dimensions of life-time management; overview of basic concepts of fracture mechanics and their characteristics; application of fracture mechanics in structural safety |
| Course content and structure: |
| Failure modes and statistics, loading modes and types, connection among loading and failure modes. General scheme of failure analysis. Conceptual model of structural integrity: global, experimental and information-technical aspects. Dimensions of life-time management. Classical and fracture mechanical design philosophies. Low cycle fatigue, high cycle fatigue, fatigue design curves. Basic concepts of fracture mechanics: linear elastic, elastic-plastic and dynamic fracture mechanics; environmental and velocity influences. Fracture toughness values, fatigue crack growth, crack opening displacement, R-curves. Application of fracture mechanical concepts in safety of different structures, case studies. |
| Evaluation method: |
| written and oral exam at the end of semester |
| Required reading: |
| GRANDT, A. F. Jr.: Fundamentals of Structural Integrity. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2004. (ISBN 0-471-21459-0)BARSOM J. M.; ROLFE S. T.: Fracture and Fatigue Control in Structures: Applications of Fracture Mechanics. ASTM manual series: MNL 41. ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 1999. (ISBN 0-8031-2086-2)STEPHENS R. I.; FATEMI A.; STEPHENS R. R.; FUCHS H. O.: Metal Fatigue in Engineering. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2000. (ISBN 0-471-51059-9) |
| Suggested reading: |
| LIU, F. A.: Structural life assessment methods. ASM International, Materials Park, 1998.KELLER, A. P.: Bruchmechanik druckbeanspruchter Bauteile. Verlag TÜV Rheinland, München-WIEN-Köln, 1990.NAUBEREIT, H.; WEIHERT, J.: Einführung in die Ermüdungsfestigkeit. Carl Hanser Verlag, München-Wien, 1999. |
