ME 4304:Applied Fracture Mechanics

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ME 3101 and ENGR 3131
The fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics (FM) with applications are covered in this course. Concepts include linear elastic and elastic plastic FM, stress intensity, fracture toughness, fatigue crack growth, J integral, and experimental and software-based methods. Applications such as damage tolerance and leak before burst are examined and relevant software used for evaluation.

Notes: This course may be cross-leveled with ME 6304