Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. The Tensile Strength of Uniaxially Reinforced Ceramic Fiber Composites

   • D. B. Marshall, A. G. Evans

   Pages 1-15

3. Applicability of Fracture Mechanics to Fiber-Reinforced CVD-Ceramic Composites

   • M. Gomina, J. L. Chermant, F. Osterstock, G. Bernhart, J. Mace

   Pages 17-32

4. Fracture of Sic Fiber/Glass-Ceramic Composites as a Function of Temperature

   • R. L. Stewart, K. Chyung, M. P. Taylor, R. F. Cooper

   Pages 33-51

5. Strength and Toughness Measurements of Ceramic Fiber Composites

   • Carl Cm. Wu, David Lewis, Karl R. McKinney

   Pages 53-60

6. Toughening of Ceramics by Whisker Reinforcement

   • P. F. Becher, T. N. Tiegs, J. C. Ogle, W. H. Warwick

   Pages 61-73

7. Mechanical Properties of SiC-Whisker — Reinforced TZP

   • N. Claussen, K.-L. Weisskopf, M. Rühle

   Pages 75-86

8. Fracture Behavior of Brittle Matrix, Particulate Composites with Thermal Expansion Mismatch

   • N. Miyata, S. Ichikawa, H. Monji, H. Jinno

   Pages 87-102

9. High-Temperature Mechanical Properties of Al2O3-SiC Composites

   • K. Niihara, A. Nakahira, T. Uchiyama, T. Hirai

   Pages 103-116

10. Particulate Toughening in the MgAl2O4-xTiO2 System

    • J. Homeny, D. Lewis, R. W. Rice, T. Garino

    Pages 117-126

11. Graphical Methods for Determining the Nonlinear Fracture Parameters of Silica and Graphite Refractory Composites

    • M. Sakai, R. C. Bradt

    Pages 127-142

12. Fiber-Matrix Bonding in Steel Fiber-Reinforced Cement-Based Composites

    • R. J. Gray

    Pages 143-155

13. Fracture Mechanics and Failure Processes in Polymer Modified and Blended Hydraulic Cements

    • J. E. Bailey, S. Chanda, N. B. Eden

    Pages 157-174

14. Fracture of Brittle Rock under Dynamic Loading Conditions

    • E. P. Chen, L. M. Taylor

    Pages 175-186

15. An Impact Damage Model of Ceramic Coatings

    • B. M. Liaw, A. S. Kobayashi, A. F. Emery, J. J. Du

    Pages 187-196

16. Hertzian Impact Fracture Test for Helicopter Windshields

    • M. M. Abou-el-leil, Frank A. Camaratta, Rocco R. DiGenova

    Pages 197-209

17. Numerical Approximating Forms for the Dynamic Stress Intensity Factor

    • E. D. Case

    Pages 211-222

18. On the Statistical Theory of Fracture Location Combined with Competing Risk Theory

    • Yohtaro Matsuo, Koichi Kitakami

    Pages 223-225

19. The Use of Exploratory Data Analysis for the Safety Evaluation of Structural Ceramics

    • F. E. Buresch, W. Meyer

    Pages 237-253

20. Proof Testing to Assure Reliability of Structural Ceramics

    • Thomas H. Service, John E. Ritter

    Pages 255-264

These volumes, 7 and 8, of Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics constitute the proceedings of an international symposium on the fracture mechanics of ceramic materials held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia on June 19, 20 and 21, 1985. These proceedings constitute the fourth pair of volumes of a continuing series of conferences. The theme of this conference, as the previous three, focused on the mechanical behavior of ceramic materials in terms of the characteristics of cracks, particularly the roles which they assume in the fracture process. The 78 contributed papers by over 100 authors and co-authors represent the current state of the field. They address many of the theoretical and practical problems of interest to those concerned with brittle fracture. The program chairmen gratefully acknowledge the financial assistance for the Symposium provided by the EXXON Foundation, the Army Research Office, the Natio~al Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval Research. Without their support, this conference simply would not have been possible. The suggestions of Drs. J. C. Hurt, R. C. Pohanka, and L. Toth were particularly helpful in assuring the success of this symposium. Special appreciation is extended to Professor J. I. Robertson, C. P. Miles Professor of History. whose presentation following the banquet on the American Civil War was very well received by the audience. Finally, we wish to also thank our joint secretaries, especially Karen Snider, for their patience and help in finally bringing these proceedings to press.

• Al2O3
• Glas
• cement
• ceramics
• composite
• crystal
• mechanical properties
• polymer

• College of Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

  R. C. Bradt

• Department of Materials and Mineral Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA

  A. G. Evans

• Department of Materials Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

  D. P. H. Hasselman

• Rockwell International, Science Center, Thousand Oaks, USA

  F. F. Lange

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