Course

Fatigue and Fracture (BYG540)

Fakta

Emnekode BYG540

Vekting (stp) 5

Semester undervisningsstart Autumn

Undervisningsspråk English

Antall semestre 1

Vurderingssemester Autumn

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Introduksjon

The course aims to impart an understanding of structural integrity and its main themes of material properties, applied stress and defects or cracks. The underlying science of fracture mechanics is fundamental to the course and the practical application of these concepts to structures is also covered, as are fatigue; welding; welding defects and non-destructive testing.

Content

Central topics are welding flaws, degradation mechanisms, inspection, condition assessment, failure analysis. Specific topics are: linear elastic fracture mechanics, elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, fracture mechanics testing, fatique, crack growth, failure assessment diagrams, BS7910 and R6 methods, non-destructive examination. Some work on finite element analysis.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • Possess a fundamental understanding of fracture mechanics, fracture mechanics testing, weld defects, inspection and structural integrity.
  • Understand concepts of fracture mechanisms., linear-elastic fracture mechanics, elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, fatigue crack growth, failure assessment diagrams, failure investigations, condition assessment and non-destructive testing.

Skills:

  • Identify degradation mechanisms in structures in-service.
  • Specify suitable inspection methods.
  • Specify fracture mechanics tests and interpret the results.
  • Calculate fatigue life based on crack growth concepts.
  • Calculate acceptance criteria for use in NDT based on characteristic fracture parameters.
  • Understand complex analyses based on current assessment Standards such as BS7910, API579 and R6 methods.

General competence:

  • Plan and conduct simple integrity assessments
  • Understand comparatively complex analyses conducted in industry

Forkunnskapskrav

Ingen

Method of work

3 hours of lectures per week.

Overlapping

Emne Reduksjon (SP)
Fatigue and Fracture (BYG540_1) , Structural Integrity (MOK110_1) 5

Åpent for

Admission to Single Courses at Master Level at the Faculty of Science and Technology
Structural and Mechanical Engineering
Exchange programme at The Faculty of Science and Technology

Admission requirements

Must meet the admission requirements of one of the study programmes the course is open for.

Emneevaluering

The faculty decides whether early dialogue will be held in all courses or in selected groups of courses. The aim is to collect student feedback for improvements during the semester. In addition, a digital course evaluation must be conducted at least every three years to gather students’ experiences.

Kontakt

Head of Department:
Mona Wetrhus Minde
Course coordinator:
Kenneth Alasdair Macdonald
Course teacher:
Fredrik Bjørheim

Tilbys av

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1