MEC6447 Fracture Mechanics (10 credits)

Year Running: 2015/2016

Credit level: F7

Pre-requisites		MEC302
		MEC302
Additional Information		Only available to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering

Description

This course aims to expand students' knowledge of materials failure so that they can assess the integrity of cracked engineering components. Behaviour of cracked components in elastic and elastic-plastic regimes will be examined and experimental and numerical methods to obtain fracture parameters are explained. The course, which includes the conventional methods of structural integrity assessments, will be accompanied by an introduction to the recent developments in the field.

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	74.0
Lecture	20.0
Tutorial	4.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Course Work	0.0	30 %	S1
Exam	2.0	70 %	S1

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2024-25.