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70312 Fracture Mechanics
Danish title: Videregående kursus i materialers styrkeforhold
Language: English Credit points: 5
Type: Ph.D.-level, Open University
Language: English

Previous course: C7012
No credit points with: C7012
Prerequisite: 70102
Recommended semester: 7th - 9th semester
Scope and form: 2 lecture modules per week, exercises and discussion of problems.
Examination: Written exam (13-scale)
Contact person: Henrik Myhre Jensen, Building 404, Tel. +45 4525 4283, email henrik@mek.dtu.dk

Department: Department of Solid Mechanics
Aim: Explaining the background of fracture mechanics with application to design using modern materials.
Contents: Linear elastic fracture mechanics. Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. Stable and unstable crack propagation. Test methods. Fatigue. Composites. Fiber pull-out. Interface fracture. Delamination of coatings.