A new technique for precracking ceramic specimens in fatigue and fracture

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1655-1662

  Ray, Ashok Kumar ^a,b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL METALLURGICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; DESIGN; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PERFORMANCE;

PRECRACKING CERAMIC SPECIMENS;

CRACKS;

BRIDGES; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPOSITES, FIBRE-REINFORCED; SILICON CARBIDE FIBRES;

EID: 0032210922     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(98)00008-9     Document Type: Article

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