Automated Control of Stable Crack Growth for R-Curve Measurements in Brittle Materials

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-170

  Jelitto, H ^a   Hackbarth, F ^a   Ozcoban H ^a   Schneider, G A ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

4 point bending; Automation; Fracture toughness; R curve; Stable crack growth

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; AUTOMATION; BRITTLENESS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SILICON NITRIDE; ALGORITHMS; CRACKS;

4-POINT-BENDING; AUTOMATED CONTROL; BENDING EXPERIMENTS; CRACK-GROWTH RESISTANCE; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; R-CURVES; RELIABLE RESULTS; STABLE CRACK GROWTH;

CRACKS; LOADING;

EID: 84888200493     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-012-9622-4     Document Type: Article

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