Mechanics of Fracture and Fatigue - MECH4900
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
School: School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Course Outline: http://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/mechanical-engineering
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Excluded: MECH9400
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
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Description
Theories of fracture; failure modes. Ductile, brittle fracture. Mechanics of crack propagation, arrest. Measurement of static fracture properties. Fatigue crack initiation, propagation. Engineering aspects of fatigue.