After successful completion of the course, students are able to understand the most relevant mechanisms which occur during fracture mechanical failure of metallic and polymeric materials.Additionally, the students know the most relevant methods and standards for the fracture mechanical and fractographic evauation of samples.

Fracture Mechanical Testing Methods: K_Ic-Test, Essential Work of Fracture (EWF), Testing of Adhesives, Indentation Fracture Mechanics, Quantitative Fracture Surface Analysis Possibilities and Limits of the different methods

(1) Introduction into theoretical concepts of fracture mechanics

(2) practical investigations with metalic and composite materials

(3) fractography using scanning electron microscopy

Termine im SS 2020: 4 practical experiments: K_Ic; SEM;  indentation fracture mechanics, fibre composites

Each group submits four reports prepared by the group

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