Information Package / Course Catalogue
Failure Information
Course Code: PLT257
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Informing about the damage of materials

Course Content

The aim of this course is to give general information about the application of fracture mechanics problems to materials and the fundamentals of fracture mechanics.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Özgür YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Fracture toughness experiments and learning the parameters affecting the fracture toughness
2.Learning the crack propagation mechanisms and fracture types
3.To learn the basic concepts of fatigue and the application of fracture mechanics to fatigue fracture.
4.Understands fracture analysis, fracture types, fracture mechanics
5.Comprehends the destructive and non-destructive damage inspection techniques.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Failure Analysis, Barlas Eryürek, ITU Publications, 1993.
2.Fracture Mechanics, Paşa Yayla, Birsen Publishing House, 2019
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to failure analysis
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classification of failure types (fatigue, fracture, wear, oxidation, cohesion damage)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification of failure types (fatigue, fracture, wear, oxidation, cohesion damage)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Classification of failure types (fatigue, fracture, wear, oxidation, cohesion damage)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Fracture mechanics
Week 6 - Theoretical
Modes of Fracture, opening, splitting
Week 7 - Theoretical
Modes of Fracture, opening, splitting
Week 8 - Theoretical
Fatigue damage, wöhler diagram (Midterm Exam Evaluation)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Fatigue damage, wöhler diagram
Week 10 - Theoretical
Stress zones at the crack tip
Week 11 - Theoretical
Intragranular and intergranular crack propagation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Fracture toughness and calculations
Week 13 - Theoretical
Fracture toughness test types and sample preparation
Week 14 - Theoretical
Fracture toughness test types and sample preparation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)80
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026