Course Meeting Times
2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session
Exams
Exam 1 - October 23 - in class
Exam 2 - December 9 - in class
Problem Sets
Problem sets are due in class one week after assigned.
Late submissions not accepted.
Grading
Exam 1: 30%
Exam 2: 40%
Problem Sets: 30%
Texts
Required
Suresh, S. Fatigue of Materials. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 1998.
References
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.
