Course detail

Applied Fracture Mechanics

FSI-9ALM-AAcad. year: 2017/2018

Fracture Mechanics – Fundamentals and Applications
This course for PhD students provides treatment of fracture mechanics that should appeal to a relatively wide audience. Theoretical background and practical applications for metals, polymers and ceramic are covered in detail. Theoretical part: fundamental concepts of linear elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics; michromechanisms of fracture in metals, polymers, ceramics and composites. Applications part: practical procedure on fracture toughness testing in metals; standard test methods, such as KIc, KId, and JIc determination, as well as recent research results; fracture testing of non metallic materials (ceramics, polymers); available methods for applying fracture mechanics to structures; fracture mechanics approach to fatigue crack propagation.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Ivo Dlouhý, CSc.

Department

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (ÚMVI)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

PhD student will obtain knowledge about fracture toughness measurements methods for different kinds of material (metals, ceramics, polymers and composites), obtained data interpretation and fracture mechanics applications in engineering and development.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Final exam has oral part only.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The goal of this course is to widen the ability of the PhD student in fracture mechanics especially in experimental methods for materials properties determination and fracture mechanics application for structural safety assessment.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The PhD student has to write an essay about fracture mechanics application with respect to his/her research work.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Andeson T.L: Fracture Mechanics. 1995, CRC Press
Moore D.R., Pavan A. and J.G.Williams: Fracture Mechanics Testing Methods for Polymers Adhesives and Composites. ESIS Publication 28, Elsevier 2001
Standardy pro měření lomové houževnatosti. EN, ISO, ASTM

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

20 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Ivo Dlouhý, CSc.

Syllabus

Fundamental concepts of linear elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics; michromechanisms of fracture in metals, polymers, ceramics and composites. Applications portion: practical procedure on fracture toughness testing in metals; standard test methods, such as KIc, KId, JIc, as well as recent research results; fracture testing of non metallic materials (ceramics, polymers); available methods for applying fracture mechanics to structures; fracture mechanics approach to fatigue crack propagation. Actual content of the course is modified with respect to PhD Thesis of a student.