Estimation of Characteristic Parameters of a Grain-Bridging Model for Crack-Extension Resistance

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 373-379

  Krause Jr , Ralph F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ANNEALING; CRACKS; FUNCTIONS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HOT PRESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CRACK EXTENSION RESISTANCE; GRAIN-BRIDGING MODEL; INDENTATION CRACKS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0033078596     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.1999.tb20072.x     Document Type: Article

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