330-0503/01 – Introduction to Fracture Mechanics (ZLM)

Gurantor department	Department of Applied Mechanics	Credits	6
Subject guarantor	prof. Ing. Radim Halama, Ph.D.	Subject version guarantor	prof. Ing. Radim Halama, Ph.D.
Study level	undergraduate or graduate
		Study language	Czech
Year of introduction	2015/2016	Year of cancellation	2023/2024
Intended for the faculties	FS	Intended for study types	Follow-up Master

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
SLA20	Dr. Ing. Ludmila Adámková
FUS76	doc. Ing. Martin Fusek, Ph.D.

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Full-time	Credit and Examination	3+2
Part-time	Credit and Examination	8+4

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Teach a students the basic procedures for solving of ground technical problems from fracture of cracked members and fatigue of materials. Ensure understanding of teaching problems. To learn the students if they can apply gained theoretical peaces of knowledge in praxis.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials

Summary

The students will be informed with the principles of Linear elastic and Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics and Low and High cycle fatigue.

Compulsory literature:

Jansen,M., Zuidema,J., Wanhill,R.J.H.: Fracture mechanics. 2 nd ed. Delft,2002, 365 p. ISBN 90-407-2221-8 Anderson,T.L.: Fracture mechanics : fundamentals and applications. 3 rd.ed.Boca Raton:CRC/Taylor&Francis, 2005. 621 p. ISBN 0-8493-1656-1. Broek.D.: Elementary engineering fracture mechanics. 4th rd. Kluwer Academic Pubs., Dordrecht, Netherlands.

Recommended literature:

Dowling,N.E.: Mechanical behavior of materials. Prentice-Hall.INC. New Jersey 1993.,pp.774. ISBN 0-13-026956-5.

Additional study materials

Study supports in the EduDocs system

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

3 programs, 2 control test

E-learning

preparing

Other requirements

The student prepare individual account on selected topic

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Initiators of bodies fracture. Constructionals notches. 2. Notched members. Neuber´s rule. 3. Cracks. Modes of fracture. Stress intensity factor. 4. Fracture of steels bodies. Definition. Tension test and other basic test. 5. Linear elastic fracture mechanics. 6. Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. 7. Two parametric fracture mechanics. R-6 method. 8. Dynamics fracture mechanics. Temperature transition behaviour of steels. 9. Fatigue of materials. High cycle fatigue and low cycle fatigue. 10. Fatigue and life prediction. 11. Fatigue crack growth equation. 12. Irregular strain versus time histories. Life estimates.

Conditions for subject completion

Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study

Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Branch/spec.	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Year	Type of duty
2023/2024	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	K	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2022/2023	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2022/2023	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	K	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2021/2022	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2021/2022	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	K	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2020/2021	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2020/2021	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	K	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2019/2020	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2019/2020	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	K	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2018/2019	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2018/2019	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	K	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2017/2018	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2017/2018	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	K	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2016/2017	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2015/2016	(N2301) Mechanical Engineering	(3901T003) Applied Mechanics	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block name	Academic year	Form of study	Study language	Year	W	S	Type of block	Block owner
ECTS - MechEng - Master Studies	2015/2016	Full-time	English				Choice-compulsory	301 - Study and International Office	stu. block

Assessment of instruction