Program Overview

Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials-Part II: Durability and Damage Tolerance (DaDT) for Modern Aircraft & Spacecraft Systems-Applications

The course concludes with brief discussions on the latest work and technologies in these topics, including virtual testing, multi-scale modeling, nanotechnology, nanocomposites, and nonotubes. Case studies and practice problems are also presented.

Course Details

• Duration: As few as 3 weeks
• Current Formats: Live Online
• Cost: Starting at $1,850.00

About This Course

This course is a continuation of Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering MaterialsPart I. Instruction covers more detailed aspects of fracture mechanics, including:

• Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics (EPFM)
• J-integral
• Some nonlinear aspects of fatigue crack propagation and fatigue crack growth under large-scale yielding
• Microstructural basis of fracture toughness, including cleavage and ductile fracture mechanisms
• Test methods, including fracture toughness testing
• Load spectrum development and load interaction
• Aerospace design approaches, including: U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and NASA
• Design of modern aircraft and design for durability
• Instability and dynamics fracture mechanics
• Time dependent fracture mechanics, including creep, and environmentally-influenced fracture, including stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement
• DaDT tools and processes, probabilistic failure analysis, determination of failure mechanism, and lessons learned in design applications

Spring 2026 Schedule

• Date: April 21 - May 7
• Details: This section has no set meeting times
• Format: Live Online
• Fee: $1,850.00
• Notes: April 21, 23, 28, 30- May 5, 7, 2026
• Deadline: Refunds only available up to 2 days after enrollment