Near-tip microcrack shielding in advanced ceramics

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-50

  Chen, C K ^a  

^a CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Advanced ceramics; Crack interactions; Discrete mechanics; Near tip microcracks; Shielding effect

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MICROCRACKING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

CRACK INTERACTIONS; DISCRETE MECHANICS; NEAR-TIP MICROCRACK SHIELDING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0347758428     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2004.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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