Lectures and exercises |
hours |
Topics |
Specific contents |
|
Introduction |
Static failure of brittle and ductile materials. Safety coefficient. Examples |
2
|
Fatigue |
Basic concepts. Fatigue strength. Woehler curve. Failure analysis. Parameters affecting fatigue strength. Smith and Goodman diagram. Lifetime computation cumulative damage. |
6
|
Notch effect |
Notched geometries. Stresses: theoretical, nominal and actual. Notch coefficients. |
6
|
Machine elements |
Structural analysis on: transmission shafts, ball bearings, gears, curved beams, springs tubes. |
14
|
Experimental strain analysis |
Photoelasticity. |
2
|
Numerical methods |
Introduction to FEM. |
2
|
EXERCISES |
Numerical examples |
14
|
Total hours for lectures and exercises |
46 |
for exercises only |
14 |
Further educational activities
|
hours
|
Labs |
4 |
Tutorials / Seminars |
|
Workshops |
|
Guided tours |
|
|
|
Total hours for further educational activities |
4 |
Total hours |
50
|