MECH&AE 256F

Main Course

Analytical Fracture Mechanics

Description

Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisite: course M256A. Review of modern fracture mechanics, elementary stress analyses; analytical and numerical methods for calculation of crack tip stress intensity factors; engineering applications in stiffened structures, pressure vessels, plates, and shells. Letter grading.

Prerequisites

• Required: MECH&AE M256A

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