Assistant Design Engineer Interview Question:

Tell me what are the modes of fracture?

Submitted by: Muhammad

The different the modes of fractures are:

☛ Mode I (Opening mode) – Displacement is normal to crack surface.
☛ Mode II (Sliding mode) – Displacement is in the plane of the plate.
☛ Mode III (Tearing mode) – Out of plane shear.
Submitted by: Muhammad