On the rate-dependency of dynamic tensile strength of a model ceramic system

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 194, Issue 12-16, 2005, Pages 1693-1709

  Zhou, Fenghua ^a   Molinari, Jean Francois ^a  

^a Whiting School of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic; Dynamic fracture; Rate dependent; Stochastic; Tensile strength; Weibull

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROCRACKING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; SILICON CARBIDE; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COHESIVE ELEMENT METHOD; TENSILE LOADING; WEIBULL ANALYSIS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

CERAMICS; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 13844321314     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2003.12.076     Document Type: Article

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