The Strength of Silicate Glasses: What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know?

International Journal of Applied Glass Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-37

  Kurkjian, Charles R ^a   Gupta, Prabhat K ^b   Brow, Richard K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

^c Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS COMPOSITIONS; GLASS STRUCTURE; INORGANIC GLASS; SILICATE GLASS; THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL; TIME-PERIODS;

GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

SILICATES;

EID: 80052977404     PISSN: 20411286     EISSN: 20411294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-1294.2010.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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