Weeks | Topics |
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Definition and parameters of structural durability
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2 |
Statistics and safety concepts
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3 |
Notches, mean-stresses, notch sensitivity, mean stress sensitivity
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4 |
Stress-strain controlled fatigue tests
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5 |
Damage accumulation, fatigue life calculation
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6 |
Surface treatment (thermal, termo-chemical, mechanical), surface state
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7 |
Residual stresses, size effect
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8 |
Environment, strength hypotheses
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9 |
Midterm exam
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10 |
Design concepts (nominal stress concept, structural stress concept, local stress concepts, fracture mechanics concept)
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11 |
Design concepts (nominal stress concept, structural stress concept, local stress concepts, fracture mechanics concept)
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12 |
Regulations (IIW, Eurocode, FKM)
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13 |
Steels, aluminium, magnesium, sintered steels
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14 |
Reduction of testing time in structural durability.
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