Dynamic compressive failure of a glass ceramic under lateral confinement

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1303-1328

  Chen, Weinong ^a   Ravichandran, G ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. dynamic failure; B. ceramic material; C. Kolsky bar; D. multi axial loading; E. failure criterion

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; BRITTLENESS; COMPRESSION TESTING; DYNAMIC LOADS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GLASS;

DYNAMIC COMPRESSIVE FAILURE; GLASS CERAMICS; KOLSKY PRESSURE BAR; MOHR COULOMB FAILURE CRITERION; MULTIAXIAL LOADING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0031206665     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(97)00006-9     Document Type: Article

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