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Fracture Mechanics
Instructor: Chung-De Chen (陳重德)
Office: 91706
Office hour:
References

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Course Outline
Introduction to Fracture Mechanics
Reviews for Elasticity
Stresses near Crack Tip – Linear Elasticity Fracture
Mechanics Approach
Energy Principle in Fracture Mechanics
Plastic Zone near the Crack Tip
Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics
Mixed Mode Loading
Fatigue
Numerical Method in Fracture Mechanics

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References
Broek D. Elementary Engineering Fracture
Mechanics 4th Ed. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,
1986.
Sanford R. J. Principles of Fracture Mechanics.
Pearson, 2003.
Perez N. Fracture Mechanics. Kluwer, 2004.
Kumar P. Elements of Fracture Mechanics.
McGraw Hill, 2009.
Zehnder A. T. Fracture Mechanics. Springer, 2012.
Sun C. T. and Z. H. Jin. Fracture Mechanics.
Elsevier, 2012

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Grading Policy
Homework: 30%
Midterm exam: 30%
Final exam: 30%
Others: 10%

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