Abstract: Increasing use of ceramics in structural applications has led to the development of a probabilistic design methodology that combines three elements: linear elastic fracture mechanics theory that ...

Abstract: Fracture toughness of polycrystalline alumina and ceria partially stabilized tetragonal zirconia (CeO2 -TZP) ceramics were assessed in combined mode I and mode II loading using precracked disk ...

Abstract: Chevron-notched bend specimens in three-point loading are increasingly used for evaluation of fracture toughness of structural ceramics. Its advantages include stable precracking of the specimen ...