Fracture toughness of thin plates by the double-torsion test method

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 63-73

  Salem, Jonathan A ^a   Radovic, Miladin ^b   Lara Curzio, Edgar ^b   Nelson, George ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE TORSION TESTING; LOAD POINTS; STRESS INTENSITY;

ALUMINA; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GEOMETRY; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 33845976981     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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