An estimation of ceramic fracture at singularities by a statistical approach

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Laurencin, J ^a   Delette, G ^a   Dupeux, M ^b  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Failure analysis; Fracture; Fuel cells; Structural applications; Weibull statistics

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESSES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CERAMIC FRACTURE; CERAMIC STRUCTURE; WEIBULL STATISTICS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESSES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 35448966520     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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