Brittle Failure and Damage for Brittle Material, Lamon,#

Brittle Fracture and Damage of Brittle Materials and CompositesStatistical-Probabilistic Approaches\nAuthor(s): Jacques Lamon\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: ISTE Press Ltd - Elsevier Inc, United Kingdom\nImprint: ISTE Press Ltd - Elsevier Inc\nISBN-13: 9781785481215, 978-1785481215\nSynopsis\nFlaws are the principal source of fracture in many materials, whether brittle or ductile, whether nearly homogeneous or composite. They are introduced during either fabrication or surface preparation or during exposure to aggressive environments (e. g. oxidation, shocks). The critical flaws act as stress concentrators and initiate cracks that propagate instantaneously to failure in the absence of crack arrest phenomena as encountered in brittle materials. This book explores those brittle materials susceptible to crack arrest and the flaws which initiate crack induced damage. A detailed description of microstructural features covering numerous brittle materials, including ceramics, glass, concret.