Anna University B.Tech AE (R13) 7th Sem Fatigue and Fracture Syllabus

Fatigue and Fracture for B.Tech 7th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.

The detailed syllabus for Fatigue and Fracture B.Tech (R13) seventhsem is as follows

OBJECTIVES:

To understand the basic concepts involved in fatigue analysis and to study the importance of fracture mechanics in aerospace applications.

UNIT I : FATIGUE OF STRUCTURES      [7 hours]
S.N. curves – Endurance limits – Effect of mean stress, Goodman, Gerber and Soderberg relations and diagrams – Notches and stress concentrations – Neuber’s stress concentration factors – Plastic stress concentration factors – Notched S.N. curves – Fatigue of composite materials.

UNIT II : STATISTICAL ASPECTS OF FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR      [10 hours]
Low cycle and high cycle fatigue – Coffin – Manson’s relation – Transition life – cyclic strain hardening and softening – Analysis of load histories – Cycle counting techniques -Cumulative damage – Miner’s theory – Other theories.

UNIT III:  PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF FATIGUE      [10 hours]
Phase in fatigue life – Crack initiation – Crack growth – Final Fracture – Dislocations – fatigue fracture surfaces.

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TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES

• Ability to apply mathematical knowledge to define fatigue behaviors
• Ability to perform fatigue design
• Ability to analyse the fracture due to fatigue

TEXT BOOKS:

• Prasanth Kumar, “Elements of fracture mechanics”, Wheeter publication, 1999.
• Barrois W, Ripely, E.L., “Fatigue of aircraft structure,” Pergamon press. Oxford, 1983.

REFERENCES:

• Sih C.G., “Mechanics of fracture.” Vol – I, Sijthoff and w Noordhoff International Publishing Co., Netherlands, 1989.
• Knott, J.F., “Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics,” – Buterworth & Co., Ltd., London, 1983.
• Kare Hellan ,’Introduction to Fracture Mechanics’, McGraw Hill, Singapore,1985

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