AE6007 - FATIGUE AND FRACTURE (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University
AE6007 - FATIGUE AND FRACTURE (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University
AE6007 |
FATIGUE AND FRACTURE |
LPTC |
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3003
OBJECTIVES:
• To understand the basic concepts involved in fatigue analysis and to study the importance of fracture mechanics in aerospace applications.
UNIT I |
FATIGUE OF STRUCTURES |
7 |
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S.N. curves - Endurance limits - Effect of mean stress, Goodman, Gerber and Soderberg relations and diagrams - Notches and stress concentrations - Neuber’s stress concentration factors - Plastic stress concentration factors - Notched S.N. curves – Fatigue of composite materials.
UNIT II |
STATISTICAL ASPECTS OF FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR |
10 |
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Low cycle and high cycle fatigue - Coffin - Manson’s relation - Transition life - cyclic strain hardening and softening - Analysis of load histories - Cycle counting techniques -Cumulative damage - Miner’s theory - Other theories.
UNIT III |
PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF FATIGUE |
10 |
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Phase in fatigue life - Crack initiation - Crack growth - Final Fracture - Dislocations - fatigue fracture surfaces.
UNIT IV |
FRACTURE MECHANICS |
10 |
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Strength of cracked bodies - Potential energy and surface energy - Griffith’s theory - Irwin - Orwin extension of Griffith’s theory to ductile materials - stress analysis of “cracked bodies - Effect of thickness on fracture toughness” - stress intensity factors for typical ‘geometries.
UNIT V |
FATIGUE DESIGN AND TESTING |
8 |
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Safe life and Fail-safe design philosophies - Importance of Fracture Mechanics in aerospace structures - Application to composite materials and structures.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
• Ability to apply mathematical knowledge to define fatigue behaviors
• Ability to perform fatigue design
• Ability to analyse the fracture due to fatigue
• Ability to perform fatigue design
• Ability to analyse the fracture due to fatigue
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Prasanth Kumar, "Elements of fracture mechanics", Wheeter publication, 1999.
2. Barrois W, Ripely, E.L., “Fatigue of aircraft structure," Pergamon press. Oxford, 1983.
2. Barrois W, Ripely, E.L., “Fatigue of aircraft structure," Pergamon press. Oxford, 1983.
REFERENCES
1. Sih C.G., “Mechanics of fracture.” Vol - I, Sijthoff and w Noordhoff International Publishing Co., Netherlands, 1989.
2. Knott, J.F., “Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics,” - Buterworth & Co., Ltd., London, 1983.
3. Kare Hellan ,’Introduction to Fracture Mechanics’, McGraw Hill, Singapore,1985
2. Knott, J.F., “Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics,” - Buterworth & Co., Ltd., London, 1983.
3. Kare Hellan ,’Introduction to Fracture Mechanics’, McGraw Hill, Singapore,1985
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