Fatigue Crack Growth Course
| Course Number: | FLR-003 |
| Course Field: | Structural Failure |
| PDH Credits: | 3 |
Quick Links
| View Reference | Take Quiz |
Course Overview
A crack in a part will grow under conditions of cyclic applied loading, or under a steady load in a hostile chemical environment. Crack growth due to cyclic loading is called fatigue crack growth and is the focus of this course.
This course discusses:
- Crack size vs. cycles
- Definitions for applied loading
- Overview of crack growth
- Stress ratio effect on crack growth rate
- Crack growth relationships, including the Paris equation, Walker equation, and NASGRO equation
- Failure criteria
- Life prediction
- Calculation of factor of safety
Course Content
Read the reference material for this course:
NOTE: The reference for this course is hosted by MehaniCalc, which is one of our partner websites. View the course material on MehaniCalc, and then come back and take the quiz when you are ready.
Quiz
When you're ready, take the quiz for this course:
After you pass the quiz, you will receive a certificate of completion, which you may access within your Account page. You may present this certificate to your state licensing board as proof of course completion.