Two different line-integral paths around a crack tip. (Image courtesy of Subra Suresh.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Subra Suresh
MIT Course Number
3.35
As Taught In
Fall 2003
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Investigation of linear elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. Topics include microstructural effects on fracture in metals, ceramics, polymers, thin films, biological materials and composites, toughening mechanisms, crack growth resistance and creep fracture. Also covered: interface fracture mechanics, fatigue damage and dislocation substructures in single crystals, stress- and strain-life approach to fatigue, fatigue crack growth models and mechanisms, variable amplitude fatigue, corrosion fatigue and case studies of fracture and fatigue in structural, bioimplant, and microelectronic components.