http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 04:11:33 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 04:11:33 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86705 Fracture mechanics text covering all basic aspects of elastic and elastic-plastic fracture, including crack tip fields, energy release rate, fracture testing, fracture criteria and computational methods. Intended for one semester graduate level course, for self-study or as reference. Hyperlinked .pdf format. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=369829 A virtual lab is a computer-based exercise designed to emulate hands-on experiences. We are strong proponents of physical, get your hands dirty, laboratories. These must never be eliminated from engineering education! However, time, space and cost constrain us from having labs for many subjects. Thus the concept of virtual lab where a student will view actual experiments, work with real data, learn about the experiment and the theory and interact on-line with faculty and other students. The lab contains data, videos, suggested exercises, keywords and definitions and "chalk talks" short narrated presentations on torsion theory and testing.