TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Ömer Faruk Elaldı Associate Professor Ebru Saraloğlu Güler
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. 2) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. 3) A knowledge of contemporary issues. 4) An ability to use the modern engineering techniques.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Concept of Fracture Mechanics. Stress and strain analysis in continuous bodies. Elastic Crack-tip stress analysis. Stress intensity factors for different practical geometries. Notch-tip plastic stress analysis. Plane stress and plane strain fracture toughness. Energy methods. Environmental effects on crack propagation. Definition of fatigue phenomenon and its mechanism. Fatigue life of materials and experimental analysis. Fatigue life diagrams. Conventional methods and applications for design against fatigue. Short cycle fatigue.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics 3rd Week Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics 4th Week Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics 5th Week Small Scale Yielding 6th Week Small Scale Yielding 7th Week Energy of Fracture 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week Energy of Fracture 10th Week Fracture Toughness Testing 11th Week Fatigue Crack Propagation 12th Week Fatigue Crack Propagation 13th Week Fatigue Crack Propagation 14th Week Elastic Plastic Fracture Mechanics
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Cisilino, A., 2000, Linear and Nonlinear Crack Growth using Boundary Elements, WIT Press, Southampton, UK. Gdoutos, E.E., 1993, Fracture Mechanics: An Introduction, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Gdoutos, E.E., 1990, Fracture Mechanics Criteria and Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Hertzberg, R.W., 1996, Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. Janssen, M., Zuidema, J. and Wanhill, R., 2004, Fracture Mechanics, 2nd Edition, Spon Press, New York, USA. Kanninen, M.F. and Popelar C.H., 1985, Advanced Fracture Mechanics, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. Kundu, T., 2008, Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA. Lawn, B., 1995, Fracture of Brittle Solids, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. Schijve, J., 2001, Fatigue of Structures and Materials, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Shukla, A., 2005, Practical Fracture Mechanics in Design, Marcel Dekker, New York, USA.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Project 1 15 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 6 84 Preparation for Final exam 14 6 84 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 7 4,5 31,5 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework Presentation (including preperation) 1 10 10 Term Project Research 1 30 30 Total Workload 287,5 Total Workload / 30 9,58 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No