Ex/PG/ME/Tlll6CIl49/2015

MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EXAMINATION, 2015

MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN POWER ENGINEERING EXAMINATION, 2015
( 1st Semester )
FRACTURE MECHANICS
Time : Three hours Full Marks : 100
Answer any jour questions

] . Answer any five questions ( 5 X5)

a) Explain the different modes of failure.

b) Explain role offracture mechanics in Design?

c) Compare the fracture stress from atomic model and stress concentration?

d) Explain LEFM, SSY and EPFM.

e) Note on Griffith energy release rate?

f) How' Irwin' define energy release rate?

g) Show that the energy release rate in load control & displacement control are same.

2. Answer any five questions ( 5 X5)

a) Define Gc and explain its significance?

b) Explain crack growth in term of energy release rate?

c) How stress field near a crack is defined in term of a single parameter?

d) What is meant by stress intensity factor K[?

e) How K, can be obtained for a component?

f) What is meant by K1c & what is its significance in fracture?

g) Explain the role of plane-strain & plane-stress condition in fracture?

3. Answer any five questions ( 5 X5)

a) Explain Irwin's correction for SSY situation?
b) What is meant by aeff?
c) Why LEFM approach is not valid for ductile material?
d) Name and describe fracture parameters for EPFM?
e) Define J as non-linear energy release rate?
f) Define J as contour integral?

4. Answer any five questions ( 5 X5)

a) , Explain J as crack growth parameters?
b) Describe the HRR equation for stress field?
c) How J -R curve is generated for stationary crack?
d) How J Integral is measured for growing crack?
e) Describe different zone for crack tip surrounding & corresponding fracture parameters?
f) Explain the J-R curve compared to crack tip behaviour?
g) Explain J controlled fracture?
h) Discuss the metallographic parameters influencing fracture.
5. Answer any five questions ( 5 X5)

a) Explain the scope of the transferability of lIC from specimen to component?

b) How Mclinlock connected lIC to constraint?

c) Explain dependence of lIC with a, a1w, ?

d) What is meant by T stress & Bi-axiality ratio?

e) Explain the approach of two parameters based fracture?

f) How the contribution ofT stress is considered to nullify the effect of constraint?

g) How l-R curve is applied considering 'Q'?

h) Explain strengthening mechanism.

6. Answer any five questions ( 5 X5)

a) Explain the cases where dynamic and time dependent fracture mechanics is required and what are the
basic features to be addressed?

b) How fracture initiation can be described in case of rapid loading?

c) Explain crack arrest phenomenon and its significance?

d) Describe the effect of strain rate on fracture toughness?

e) Explain the modification in K1 and Krc based on crack speed?

f) Why fracture mechanism is significant in design based on fracture?

g) Discuss any ductile fracture model?

h) Explain brittle fracture and how it can be modelled?