A heuristic approach to microcracking and fracture for ceramics with statistical consideration

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-143

  Brencich, A ^a   Carpinteri, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crack interaction; Microcrack damage; Microcrack toughening; Statistical model

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROCRACKS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS; TOUGHENING;

MICROCRACK TOUGHENING;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0033876621     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(00)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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