Fracture and fatigue

2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session

Exam 1 - October 23 - in class
Exam 2 - December 9 - in class

Problem sets are due in class one week after assigned.
Late submissions not accepted.

Exam 1: 30%
Exam 2: 40%
Problem Sets: 30%

Suresh, S. Fatigue of Materials. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Anderson, T. L. Fracture Mechanics. 2nd ed. CRC Press, 1995.

Hertzberg, R. W. Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials. 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996.

Lawn, B. R. Fracture of Brittle Solids. Cambridge University Press, 1993.

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