Date of Award

2016

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Natural Sciences

First Advisor

Sendova, Mariana

Area of Concentration

Physics

Abstract

A conceptual treatment of fracture mechanics is presented with a focus on the mechanics relevant to failure in thin films bonded to substrates. The study works towards determining necessary initial conditions for a given crack geometry, with the geometry of a spiral crack pattern given particular consideration. We provide a development of the necessary material including finite element analysis and its application to fracture problems.

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