Course on Structural Integrity (Integridad Estructural)

Mster de Ingeniera de las Estructuras, Cimentaciones y

Materiales. Universidad Politcnica de Madrid
Curso 2014/2015

Lecturers
Jess Ruiz Hervas
David A. Cendn Franco

Schedule
Monday, 15:00 to 17:00.

Assessment criteria
All assignments will be given a percentage mark. The pass mark will be 50% and there will be
two options for passing the course: continuous assessment and final exam. In the case of the
continuous assessment, assignments will consist of the following: class attendance (CA), class
tests (TE) and term project (TP). In order to pass through continuous assessment, the individual
mark for each RP test must be equal or higher than 3/10 points.
For those who will not reach the pass mark, or those that will opt for the final exam option, a
final exam (FE) covering all the contents of the course is mandatory. In this case the pass mark
will also be 50%.

Units of assessment: continuous assessment

o CA Class attendance. 10%

o TE Class tests (3 sessions). 65%
o TP Term project. 25%

Pass mark:
0.1*CA+0.65*TE+0.25*TP 5
(In order to pass through continuous assessment, the individual mark for each RP test
must be equal or higher than 3/10 points)
Units of assessment: final exam

o FE Final exam. 100%

Pass mark:
FE5

Bibliography
Anderson, T.L. Fracture Mechanics. Fundamentals and Applications, CRC Press, Boca Raton
(Florida), 1995.

Broek, D. The Practical Use of Fracture Mechanics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht
(Holanda), 1989.

Elices, M. Mecnica de la Fractura Aplicada a Slidos Elsticos Bidimensionales, Servicio de

Publicaciones de la E.T.S.I. de Caminos. Madrid, 2000.

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Mster de Ingeniera de las Estructuras, Cimentaciones y
Materiales. Universidad Politcnica de Madrid
Curso 2014/2015

Program

Day Date Topic

1 9/02 Introduction. Global approach to fracture.

2 16/02 Calculation of the energy release rate, G.

3 23/02 Measurement of the fracture energy, R.

4 2/03 1st class test (TE)

5 9/03 Local approach to fracture. The stress intensity factor, KI.

6 16/03 Measurement of the fracture toughness, KIC.

7 23/03 2nd class test (TE)

8 13/04 Fatigue cracking: introduction.

9 20/04 Constant amplitude fatigue cracking.

10 27/04 Variable amplitude fatigue cracking.

11 4/05 Stress corrosion cracking.

12 11/05 3rd class test (TE)

13 18/05 Numerical calculation of KI: term project (TP).

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Mster de Ingeniera de las Estructuras, Cimentaciones y
Materiales. Universidad Politcnica de Madrid
Curso 2014/2015

14 25/05 Tutorial.

15 1/06 Final exam (FE).

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