Dec 15, 2025  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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ME 7840 - Fracture and Fatigue of Engineering Materials


Analysis of crack-tip stress field, energy concepts and crack growth criteria, conservation integrals, crack life prediction, mechanisms of fatigue damage, and high- and low-cycle fatigue damage.

Requisites: CE 6230 or ME 5630 or 6630
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Ability to apply methods and techniques to avoid/suppress that damage.
  • Ability to define fracture and fatigue damage.
  • Ability to use techniques and methods to estimate the damage and the life of machine components subject to fracture and fatigue failure.
  • Understand the sources of damage caused by fatigue and fracture of engineering materials.



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