BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE INSTRUCTION DIVISION FIRST SEMESTER 2011-2012 Course Handout (Part II) Date:

06/01/2012 In addition to part I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time table) this portion gives further specific details regarding the courses. Course No : Course Title : Instructor-in-charge : Course Description:
Types of failure, Types of fracture, Modes of fracture, Fracture criteria, Energy release rate, Stress intensity factor (SIF), SIF of more complex cases, Anelastic deformation at the crack tip, Elastic plastic analysis through J-integral, Crack tip opening displacement, Test methods, Fatigue failure, Numerical analysis, Mixed mode crack initiation and growth.

DE G514 FRACTURE MECHANICS VIKAS CHAUDHARI

Scope and objective of the course:

The conventional design is based on yield point. However, it has been found that often a structural component fails even when the worst loaded point is well within the yield stress. Thus the design based entirely on avoiding yielding is not adequate for certain cases. Fracture mechanics is based on implicit assumption that there exists a crack in the structural component.

Text Book Ref. Book Lect. No.

1

: Prashant Kumar, Elements of Fracture Mechanics, TMH. : T. L. Anderson, Fracture Mechanics; Fundamentals and Applications. Learning Objectives
Background

Topics to be covered
Kinds of failure and history Dilemma of Griffith, Surface energy, Griffiths realization Griffiths analysis, Mathematical formulation, Thin plate vs thick plate Critical energy release rate. Linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) Stress and displacement fields in isotropic elastic materials, Elementary properties of complex variables Approach of westergaard Other application of westergaard approach, Application of the principle of superposition, Crack in a plate of finite dimensions Edge cracks, Embedded cracks, Relation between GI and KI

Ref. Chap./Sec.
1.1-1.7

2 to 6

Energy release rate

2.1 to 2.13

7 to 11

Stress intensity factor

3.1 3.6

12 to 16

SIF of more complex cases

4.1 - 4.9

17 21

Anelastic deformation at the crack Tip

18 to 22

Elastic plastic analysis through J-Integral

20 to 22

Crack tip opening displacement

23 to 28

Test methods

29 to 32

Fatigue failure

Further Investigation at the crack tip, Approximate shape and size of the plastic zone, Effective crack length, Effect of plate thickness. Relevance and scope, Definition of J-Integral, Path independence Stress-strain relation, Further discussion on J-Integral, Engineering approach-A short cut. Relationship between CTOD, KI and GI for small scale yielding Equivalence between CTOD and J. KIC test techniques, Test methods to determine JIC, Test methods to determine GIC and GIIC, Determination of critical CTOD. Terminology, S-N curve, Crack initiation, Crack propagation Effect of an overload, Crack closure, Variable amplitude fatigue load. Finite element method Fracture surface, Mixed mode crack propagation criteria, Crack growth.

5.1 5.5

6.1 6.7

7.1 7.4

8.1 8.6

9.1 9.4

33 to 36 37 - 42

Numerical Analysis Mixed mode crack initiation and growth

10.1 10.3 11.1 11.5

Evaluation Scheme: EC No. 1 2 3 4 5 Evaluation component Test 1 Test 2 Compre. FEM based project Seminar Duration 1 Hr. 1 Hr. 3 Hrs. Weightage 20% 20% 40% 15% 5% Date, Time & Venue 21.02.2012 29.03.2012 10.05.2012 will be announced later Nature component CB/OP CB/OP OB + CB of

Chamber Consultation Hours: To be announced in the class. Notices: Course ftp.

Instructor-in-charge (DE G514)