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Fatigue, Fracture and Failure of Engineering Components

Most in service failures are not simple overloads but fatigue and fracture that build quietly over time. This programme explains how components crack, grow flaws and finally break, and how design and inspection hold that off. Delegates leave able to recognise failure mechanisms and factor them into design and integrity decisions.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain fatigue, fracture and their driving factors.
  • Relate stress, cycles and life for a component.
  • Describe crack initiation and growth.
  • Recognise failure surfaces and their clues.
  • Apply design measures that improve fatigue life.
  • Use failure analysis to prevent recurrence.

Course outline

  1. 01Why components fail
  2. 02Stress, strain and loading
  3. 03Fatigue and the stress life approach
  4. 04Crack initiation and growth
  5. 05Fracture and toughness
  6. 06Creep and high temperature failure
  7. 07Reading failure surfaces
  8. 08Design against fatigue
  9. 09Inspection and monitoring
  10. 10Failure analysis and lessons

Who should attend

Mechanical, design, integrity and reliability engineers concerned with component durability and in service failures.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Nairobi5US$1,800Register
5 to 9 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800Register
12 to 16 Oct 2026Lusaka5US$1,800Register
19 to 23 Oct 2026Harare5US$1,800Register
26 to 30 Oct 2026Accra5US$1,800Register
2 to 6 Nov 2026Lagos5US$1,800Register
9 to 13 Nov 2026Dubai5US$1,800Register
16 to 20 Nov 2026Johannesburg5R18,000Register
23 to 27 Nov 2026Cape Town5R18,000Register
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Durban5R18,000Register
7 to 11 Dec 2026Pretoria5R18,000Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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