Fracture MechanicsCourse Numbers: 20-MECH-7055; Spring SemesterInstructor: Dr. Yijun Liu, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Introducing the Course
Course Announcement
Course Syllabus and References
Syllabus;
Reference Books
Contents of the Lectures
Chapter 1. Introduction
- Lecture 1. Review of Engineering Failure Analysis
- Lecture 2. Introduction to Fracture Analysis
- Lecture 3. The Energy Criterion and Stress Intensity Concept
- Lecture 4. Discussions
- Homework #1
Chapter 2. Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics
- Lecture 1. Theoretical Cohesive Strength of Materials (An Atomic View)
- Lecture 2. Stress Concentration Effect of Flaws and Energy Balance
- Lecture 3. Energy Release Rate, Instability and R Curve
- Lecture 4. Stress Analysis of Cracks - Review of Linear Elasticity
- Lecture 5. A Stress Concentration Problem
- Lecture 6. Crack Tip Stress Fields
- Lecture 7. Complex Stress Functions
- Lecture 8. Stress Intensity Factors and K-Dominated Field
- Lecture 9. Crack Tip Plastic Zone
- Homework #2
- Homework #3
- Project #1
Chapter 3. Computational Fracture Mechanics
- Lecture 1. Numerical Methods and Approaches in Fracture Mechanics
- Lecture 2. Quarter-Point Elements
- Lecture 3. Discretization Considerations
- Project #2
Chapter 4. Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics
- Lecture 1. Nonlinear Elastic Fracture Mechanics and the J Contour Integral
- Lecture 2. Path-Independence of the J Integral; An Example
- Lecture 3. Crack-Tip Opening Displacement (CTOD)
- Homework #4
Chapter 5. Other (Advanced) Topics
- Lecture 1. Fatigue Crack Propagation
- Lecture 2. Fracture Mechanism (Material Considerations)
- Lecture 3. Fracture in Composite Materials
- Final Project
- Final Presentation
Contact Info
E-mail: Yijun.Liu@uc.edu
Tel.: (513) 556-4607 (Voice), (513) 556-3390 (Fax)
S-mail: Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210072, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0072
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