#  Fracture Mechanics of Thin Films and Composite Materials - ES 242r 

 





 Year offered:  2016 

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 Link: [Course Website](http://imechanica.org/node/754) 

 

 

 

- **Fracture Mechanics.** Energy release rate. Stress intensity factor. Mixed mode fracture. Representative solutions. Fracture specimens. Fracture toughness, crack growth resistance. Plastic zones. Plane stress vs. plane strain. Small scale yielding. J integrals. Cohesive zone modeling. (HRR field. A blunting crack tip. Fatigue. Environment-assisted cracking)
- **Thin films and layered materials.** Origin of residual stresses. Curvature of layered materials due to residual stresses. Channel cracks. Debonding. Delamination. Buckle-delamination.
- **Composites.** Toughening. Test specimens for delamination. Matrix cracking. Size effects. Bridging.