Sandwiched-beam procedure for precracking brittle materials

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2269-2272

  Sglavo, Vincenzo M ^a   Bosetti, Paolo ^a   Trentini, Elena ^a   Ceschini, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LOADS (FORCES); MATERIALS TESTING; MATERIALS TESTING APPARATUS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

SANDWICHED-BEAM TECHNIQUE; THREE POINT BENDING;

BRITTLENESS;

EID: 0033355952     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1999.tb02077.x     Document Type: Article

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