Key information
Duration
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English — TOEFL iBT: 92
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Production and Manufacturing Engineering
Overview
We offer a Corrosion-sensitive Multiscale Fatigue Modelling degree at the Cranfield University. The application of repetitive loads results in fatigue damage that can propagate and cause catastrophic failures. The ambient conditions around a fatigue crack tip has a dramatic effect on the fate of a component—a part may survive millions of cycles in vacuum and last only a few hundreds of thousands in air and much lower in actively corrosive environments.
Features
- Although there is a clear synergy between fatigue damage and corrosion, most fatigue prognosis models do not explicitly consider the role of the environment, which is usually reduced to obscured fitting coefficients.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- This research will study the effects of corrosion-induced changes in composition on fatigue damage in metallic materials.
- We will employ 3-D crystal plasticity models in order to understand the role of compositional changes in fatigue damage.
- We will correlate these changes with a realistic degradation from corrosion processes. The simulations will be integrated with mesoscale experimental to evaluate the constitutive response of smooth specimens degraded by corrosion.
- Given the innovative nature of this research, it will represent a milestone in corrosion-fatigue research and will likely mark a path towards future degradation assessments.
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 92
Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants should have a first or second class UK honours degree or equivalent in a related discipline, such as computer science, mathematics, or engineering.
- The candidate should be self-motivated and have excellent analytical, reporting and communication skills.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (Non-residents): 42,707 AUD / year (≈ 22,620 GBP / year)
- Domestic (Citizens or residents): 9,451 AUD / year (≈ 5,006 GBP / year)
Living costs
Cranfield, United Kingdom: 1,322–2,454 AUD / month
