Syllabus

This class was also offered in Course 13 (Department of Ocean Engineering) as 13.14J. In 2005, ocean engineering subjects became part of Course 2 (Department of Mechanical Engineering), and the 13.14J designation was dropped in lieu of 2.084J.

Texts

Collins, Jack A. Failure of Materials in Mechanical Design. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1981. ISBN:0471558915. (Recommended)

MIT Notes (Required; detailed in the readings section.)

References

Harvey, John F. Theory and Design of Pressure Vessels. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1985. ISBN: 0412986515.

Suresh, S. Fatigue of Materials. New York: Cambridge University Press,  2001. ISBN: 0521578477.

Roberts, Adrian J. T. Structural Materials in Nuclear Power Systems. New York: Plenum Press, 1981. ISBN: 0306406691.

Barsom, J. M., and S. T. Rolf. Fracture and Fatigue Control. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001. ISBN: 075067315X.

Au-Yang, M. K. Flow Induced Vibrations of Power and Process Plant Components: A Practical Workbooks. New York: ASME Press, 2001. ISBN: 0791801667.

Grading System