Small-scale yielding concepts. Interfacial fracture mechanics. Fatigue design philosophies. Macro-mechanisms of fatigue initiation and propagation. Fatigue design of engineering components.
Fatigue crack growth analysis and life prediction.
Failure analysis and fracture of composites. Case studies and examples of industrial applications will be used throughout the course. The course develops an appreciation of advanced quality engineering techniques and a perception of how quality can be built into all stages of a product life cycle and throughout an industrial enterprise. Rapid prototyping techniques. Metallurgy of heat-treatment.