Information Package / Course Catalogue
Fracture Mechanics in Enginering Materials
Course Code: MME628
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Fracture mechanics course is interested three different engineering disciplines - Design engineer responsibilities for designing structures considering fracture behavior. - Material Engineering is responsible for studying and setting suitable mechanical features and developing material properties. - Control Engineers aim to research to defects causing fracture in structures. Fracture mechanics are important for all engineering disciplines.

Course Content

Introduction, fracture in metals, Theoretical cohesive strength of metals, stress concentrations, Griffith criterion of fracture, Lineer elastic fracture mechanics, The fracture toughness parameters, Fracture toughness test methods and Fatigue fracture.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Mustafa TİMUR
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning the history of Fracture Mechanics
2.Defining the stress distributions and plastic zone at the linear elastic crack end
3.Defining the stress concentration factor and knows the applications
4.Learning the conditions of crack propagation under exhaustive and fatigue load
5.Learning the basic materials testing and properties in fracture mechanics
6.Solving fracture problems with individual finite elements (2D)
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fracture Mechanics - An Introduction (E.E. Gdoutos), ISBN: 978-1-4020-2863-2 (Print) 978-1-4020-3153-3 (Online), 2005
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition, importance and history of fracture mechanics.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Fracture and kinds of fracture in metals. The parameters which effect of fracture.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Theoretical cohesive strength of metals.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Stress concentrations.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Griffith criterion of fracture.Mechanisms of crack growth
Week 6 - Theoretical
Lineer elastic fracture mechanics
Week 7 - Theoretical
The fracture toughness parameters
Week 8 - Theoretical
The relations of between the fracture toughness parameters, Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Importance of K in practice
Week 10 - Intermediate Exam
Importance of K in practice
Week 11 - Theoretical
Fracture toughness test methods
Week 12 - Theoretical
Fracture toughness test methods
Week 13 - Theoretical
Fatigue fracture
Week 14 - Theoretical
Fatigue fracture
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%50
Assignment1%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143498
Assignment70535
Individual Work73342
Midterm Examination19211
Final Examination112214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026