FSE3141 Failure of Materials 9.0 credits

The course discusses the physical background and provides the foundation of modeling of failure in different types of materials. Failure models are developed within a theoretical mechanical framework and their numerical implementation into FE software is also discussed.

After the course, the student should be able to

1. describe the fundamentals of modeling of important failure modes in metals, fiber-based materials and biomaterials,
2. describe the purpose, function, implication and limitation of failure modeling,
3. implement a failure model into FE software,
4. apply tools to verify and validate failure models and their implementation,
5. combine and integrate different solution strategies to address a failure modeling problem,
6. extract key phenomena from experimental observations and turn them into a failure model, and
7. discuss the published literature on failure modeling in the field of solid mechanics.

The course consists of 6 parts. Each part includes 2 or 3 lectures and one homework assignment. The course parts are as follows:

1. Fundamentals of failure modelling
2. Metals
3. Ageing
4. Fibre-based materials
5. Biomechanics
6. Fatigue

Basic course in solid mechanics (for instance SE1010, SE1020 or SE1055 or similar), continuum/material mechanics course (for instance SE2126 or similar) and course on finite element methods (FEM) (for instance SE1025 and SE2119 or SE1025 and SE2860).

Basic course in solid mechanics (for instance SE1010, SE1020 or SE1055 or similar), continuum/material mechanics course (for instance SE2126 or similar) and course on finite element methods (FEM) (for instance SE1025 and SE2119 or SE1025 and SE2860).

Commercial FE-program

• Hand-outs, scientific papers
• Classical text books on the subject
• User and theory Manuals for a FE-package

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

The exmination consists of 6 homework assignments to be solved individually.

In order to achieve the course grade pass, the student must have achieved the grade passed in all the 6 homework assignments.

Mårten Olsson

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information about the course can be found on the Course web at the link below. Information on the Course web will later be moved to this site.

For information on course offer, contact program responsible,
Per-Lennart Larsson, plla@kth.se