CATALOG DATA:
The materials science and engineering of failure, including fracture and fatigue. Description of the relationships between the failure of engineering materials and the meso-, micro- and atomic-level structural mechanisms.TEXTBOOK:
R.W. Hertzberg, Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, Fourth Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1996.
T.L. Anderson, Fracture Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, Second Edition, CRC Press, 1994 .GOALS:
The goal of this course is to provide a fundamental framework for understanding and preventing the failure of engineering materials. For both fracture and fatigue, emphasis is given to the 1) underlying physical mechanisms, 2) material structure-property relationships, and 3) theories, models, and their limitations. The course will cover content applicable to a diverse spectrum of career interests, enabling students to engineer materials for current and future generations of technology.PREREQUISITES:
AME 20241 (AME 238) Mechanics of Solids, and CHEG 30361 (CHEG 225) Science of Engineering Materials.Topics:
- (alphabetical keyword index) anisotropy, biomaterials, ceramics, cleavage, composites, crystallography, ductile fracture, energy methods, failure analysis, failure criteria, fatigue, fracture mechanics (linear elastic, elastic-plastic and viscoelastic), material testing, metals, microstructure, plasticity, polymers, texture, R-curve behavior, stress intensity factor, toughening mechanisms, Weibull modulus
ABET category content as estimated by faculty member who prepared the course description:
Engineering Science: 2.0 credits or 67%
Engineering Design: 1.0 credits or 33%
Prepared by: Professor Ryan K. Roeder
Last Update: May 6, 2004
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