A technique to achieve uniform stress distribution in compressive creep testing of advanced ceramics at high temperatures

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 500-505

  Holshauser, N E ^b   Stevens, C O ^a   Brinkman, C R ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CREEP TESTING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; STRAIN GAGES; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

LOAD TRAIN ALIGNMENT;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0031192874     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2817012     Document Type: Article

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