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EG551X: FATIGUE AND FRACTURE MECHANICS (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

This course is for students studying for MSc Oil & Gas Structural Engineering and can be taken by MSc Safety & Reliability Engineering for Oil & Gas students as an optional course .

This course deals with fatigue and fracture mechanics and its application to structural design and assessment. It encompasses theoretical background, but the emphasis will be on practical application.

This course is delivered online, where the students will access the teaching content via the web in 4 blocks at 3 week intervals. The course tutor will have scheduled times of delivery on the on-line forum. 

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Majid Aleyaasin

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

course contents:

Block 1 :FUNDAMENTALS OF FRACTURE MECHANICS 

Block 2 :FUNDAMENTALS OF FATIGUE  

Block 3 :INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING CRITICAL ASSESSMENT

Block 4  : NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (NDE)


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

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Learning Outcomes
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Exam

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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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