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Credit Units 5
Course Objectives
No
CO1 Fracture mechanics is based on implicit assumption that there exists a crack in the
structural component. The crack may be inside the material or at the subsurface.To
understand the Types of failure, Types of fracture, Modes of fracture, Fracture criteria,
Energy release rate
CO2 To understand the Stress intensity factor (SIF), Linear elastic fracture mechanics,
Environmentally assisted cracking (EAC), Weibill fracture statistics, Plane stress and
plane strain, Elastic plastic analysis through J-integral,
CO3 To understand the Crack tip opening displacement, R-curve, Test methods, Fatigue
failure, Mixed mode crack initiation and growth, Crack detection through NDT.
Text Book(s)
Content Structure
1. Background
1.1. Kinds of Failure
1.2. Historical aspects
1.3. Brittle and Ductile Fracture
1.4. Modes of Fracture Failure
1.5. How Potent is crack
1.6. Damage tolerance
2. Energy Release Rate
2.1. Griffith's Dilemma
2.2. Surface Energy
2.3. Griffith's Realisation
2.4. Griffith's analysis
2.5. Energy Release Rate
2.5.1 Definition
2.5.2 Mathematical Formulation
2.5.3 Change in compliance approach
2.5.4 Change in strain energy approach
2.6. Energy Release Rate of DCB Specimen
2.7. Anelastic deformation at crack-tip
2.8. Crack Resistance
2.9. Stable and Unstable crack growth
2.10. R-curve for brittle cracks
2.11. Critical Energy Release Rate
6. J-Integral
6.1. Definition
6.2. Path Independence
6.3. Stress-strain relation
6.4. Discussions on J-integral
6.4.1. Designer's Point of view
6.4.2. Experiments to determine the critical J-integral
7. Crack tip opening Displacement
7.1. Relation between CTOD, GI and KI
7.2. Equivalence between CTOD and J
8. Test Methods
8.1. KIC test techniques
8.2. Test methods to determine JIC, Test methods to determine GIC and GIIC
8.3. Determination of critical CTOD
Course No DE ZG514
Pre CH TB- Chapter 2 Read about Stress at a point, TB, Lecture notes
stress concentration at the
vicinity of the crack tip
Post CH TB- Chapter 3 Understand the Mode I Failure TB, Internet resources
Problems
Pre CH TB- Chapter 3 Study about ModeI, ModeII, TB, Internet resources, reference
ModeIII Failure books
During TB- Chapter 3 ModeII, ModeIII Problems TB, Internet resources, , reference
CH books
Post CH TB- Chapter 3 Revise the difference between TB, Internet resources, , reference
ModeI, ModeII, ModeIII books
failures
During TB- Chapter 4 SIF of complex cases, TB, Internet resources, , reference
CH Application of the principle of books
superposition, Crack in a plate
of finite dimensions, Edge
cracks, Embedded cracks e.t.c,
Relationship between GI and KI
Critical Stress Intensity Factor
Pre CH TB- Chapter 5 Review about concept of TB, Internet resources, , reference
plastic deformation, plane books
stress, plane strain, ductile
materials
During TB- Chapter 5 Anelastic Deformation at the TB, Internet resources, , reference
CH crack tip, Approximate shape books
and size of the plastic Zone,
different approaches to calculate
the Effective crack length
Post CH TB- Chapter 5 Learn to calculate plastic zone TB, Internet resources, , reference
shape and size around the books
crack tip and also to predict the
effective crack length
During TB- Chapter 6 Definition, Path Independence, TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
CH stress-strain relation
Post CH TB- Chapter 6 Compare the stress-strain TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
relation of LEFM and EPFM
During TB- Chapter 6 Designer's point of view on J- TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
CH integral, Experiments to
determine critical J-integral
Post CH TB- Chapter 6 Numericals to predict the TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
maximum stress to be applied
without causing the crack
growth
Pre CH TB- Chapter 7 Revise Concept of energy TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
release rate, stress intensity
factor, J integral
During TB- Chapter 7 Crack tip opening TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
CH Displacement
Relation between CTOD, GI
and KI, Relation between
CTOD and J
Pre CH TB- Chapter 8 Recall toughness of material, TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
methods to measure toughness
During TB- Chapter 8 Test Methods to calculate KIC, TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
CH JIC, Critical CTOD
Post CH TB- Chapter 8 To identify which test method TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
is appropriate for the given
material
Pre CH TB- Chapter 9 Recall concept of fatigue TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
During TB- Chapter 9 S-N Curve,. Crack initiation TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
CH and Propagation, Effect of an
overload, Crack Closure,
Variable Amplitude Fatigue
Load
Post CH TB- Chapter 9 Practice Problems to Calculate TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
propagation life up t failure of
component
Pre CH TB- Chapter 9 Concept of corrosion, corrosion TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
mechanisms
During TB- Chapter 9 Environment assisted fracture TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
CH
Post CH TB- Chapter 9 Try to Find out case studies TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
where both fatigue load and
environmental factors
contribute to crack growth
Pre CH TB- Chapter 10 Study about advantages of TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
NDT techniques
During TB- Chapter 10 Crack detection through TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
CH NDT
Post CH TB- Chapter 10 Case studies of measuring TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
crack through ultrasonic
technique
During TB- Chapter 10 Crack detection through TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
CH NDT
Post CH TB- Chapter 10 Case studies of measuring TB, Lecture Notes/reference books
crack through radiographic
testing technique and MPI
technique
Assignments
Each student is given an individual assignment on any of the topics discussed in the class
Assignments are take-home and deadline-driven (typically of 2 weeks duration) announced
post Mid-semester examination
Students to spend at least 16 hours of work in study, research, discussion and preparation of
the report and presentation.
As part of deliverables, the student is expected to prepare a report and make a short-
presentation in the class
Evaluation Scheme
Instructor-in-Charge