TAM 555 - Fracture Mechanics

Fall 2022

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Fracture MechanicsTAM555C46525LCD41000 - 1150 T R  2045 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Iwona M Jasiuk

Official Description

Unified analytical treatment of modern fracture problems: macroscopic theories used to determine the static strength of bodies containing cracks; Griffith criterion, linear-elastic fracture mechanics, elastic-plastic fracture mechanics models; small-scale yielding results and their implications; general yielding; interfacial fracture; fracture control; micromechanisms of fracture. Course Information: Prerequisite: TAM 424 or MSE 440; TAM 541; TAM 552.