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Syllabus ( MSE 619 )


   Basic information
Course title: Fracture Mechanics
Course code: MSE 619
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Yahya Kemal TÜR
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 1/2, Fall and Spring
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: None
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: Teaching the fracture and fatigue behavior of engineering materials
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Define the fracture and fatigue behavior of engineering materials

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Materials Science and Engineering
    2. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  2. Relate ductility to toughness

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Materials Science and Engineering
    2. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
    3. Acquire scientific knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  3. Predict the fatigue behavior of materials

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Materials Science and Engineering
    2. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
    3. Acquire scientific knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
   Contents Up
Week 1: Stress-strain relations
Week 2: Failure theories
Plastic deformation
Week 3: LEFM
Week 4: Griffith crack theory
Week 5: Fracture toughness tests
Week 6: Charpy impact test
Week 7: Midterm exam 1
Week 8: Microstructural aspects of fracture
Week 9: R-curve behaviour
Week 10: Indentaion toughness of ceramic materials
Week 11: EPFM
Week 12: Midterm exam 2
Week 13: Cyclic stress and strain fatigue
Week 14: Fatigue crack propagation
Week 15*: Fracture of composite materials
Week 16*: Final exam
Textbooks and materials:
Recommended readings: Deformation and fracture mechanics of engineering materials, Hertzberg, Wiley
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 7,12 60
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 0
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 40
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 13
Own studies outside class: 4 13
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 6 10
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 10 2
Mid-term: 2 2
Personal studies for final exam: 10 1
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
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  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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