GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FRACTURE MECHANICS/5121310
Course Title: FRACTURE MECHANICS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Mahmut OZBAY
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/ozbaym
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ozbaym@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learning the importance of fracture mechanics approach in analyzing the fracture of solids.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Historical Review,The Significance of Fracture Mekanics,The Griffith Energy Balance Approach
2. Week  The Stres Intensity Approach
3. Week  Determination of The Plastic Zone Size
4. Week  Lineer Elastic Fracture Mekanics:The Elastic Stres Field Equations
5. Week  Fracture Toughness:The Plane Strain Fracture Toughness(KIC),Plane Stres Fraction Toughness
6. Week  Determination of Stres Intensity Factors from Compliance
7. Week  1st Midterm
8. Week  Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics
9. Week  The J-Integral Method
10. Week  Other Fracture Test Methods:Impact Energy-Fracture Toughness Correlations
11. Week  Microstructural and Environmental Effects on Fracture
12. Week  Fatigue Crack Propagation and Fatigue Life Calculations
13. Week  Environment-Assisted Fracture;Corrosion Fatigue,Stres-Corrosion Cracking
14. Week  2nd Midterm
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. Fracture Mechanics, E. E. Gdoutos, Kluwer Academic Publisher, Netherlands (1993). 2. Strength & Fracture of Engineering Solids, David K. Felbeck, Anthony G. Atkins, Prentice-Hall Inc. (1996). 3. Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, 3rd edition, Richard W. Hertzberg, J. Wiley& Sons, Inc. (1989).
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
2
50
 Assignment
2
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
60
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
8
3
24
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
1
7
7
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
10
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Ability to access wide and deep information with scientific researches in the field of Engineering, evaluate, interpret and implement the knowledge gained in his/her field of studyX
2Ability to complete and implement “limited or incomplete data” by using the scientific methods.X
3Ability to consolidate engineering problems, develop proper method(s) to solve and apply the innovative solutions to themX
4Ability to develop new and original ideas and method(s), to develop new innovative solutions at design of system, component or processX
5Gain comprehensive information on modern techniques, methods and their borders which are being applied to engineeringX
6Ability to design and apply analytical, modelling and experimental based research, analyze and interpret the faced complex issues during the design and apply processX
7Gain high level ability to define the required information and dataX
8Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams and to take responsibility to define approaches for complex situationsX
9Systematic and clear verbal or written transfer of the process and results of studies at national and international environmentsX
10Aware of social, scientific and ethical values guarding adequacy at all professional activities and at the stage of data collection, interpretation, and announcementX
11Aware of new and developing application of profession and ability to analyze and study on those applicationsX
12Ability to interpret engineering application’s social and environmental dimensions and it’s compliance with the social environmentX