Mechanical Properties of Ceramics, Second Edition (Repost)

A Comprehensive and Self-Contained Treatment of the Theory and Practical Applications of Ceramic Materials When failure occurs in ceramic materials, it is often catastrophic, instantaneous, and total. Now in its Second Edition, this important book arms readers with a thorough and accurate understanding of the causes of these failures and how to design ceramics for failure avoidance. It systematically covers: Stress and strain Types of mechanical behavior Strength of defect-free solids Linear elastic fracture mechanics Measurements of elasticity, strength, and fracture toughness Subcritical crack propagation Toughening mechanisms in ceramics Effects of microstructure on toughness and strength Cyclic fatigue of ceramics Thermal stress and thermal shock in ceramics Fractography Dislocation and plastic deformation in ceramics Creep and superplasticity of ceramics Creep rupture at high temperatures and safe life design Hardness and wear And more While maintaining the first edition's reputation for being an indispensable professional resource, this new edition has been updated with sketches, explanations, figures, tables, summaries, and problem sets to make it more student-friendly as a textbook in undergraduate and graduate courses on the mechanical properties of ceramics.Content: Chapter 1 Stress and Strain (pages 1–25): Chapter 2 Types of Mechanical Behavior (pages 27–33): Chapter 3 Elasticity (pages 35–54): Chapter 4 Strength of Defect?Free Solids (pages 55–61): Chapter 5 Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (pages 63–88): Chapter 6 Measurements of Elasticity, Strength, and Fracture Toughness (pages 89–117): Chapter 7 Statistical Treatment of Strength (pages 119–150): Chapter 8 Subcritical Crack Propagation (pages 151–176): Chapter 9 Stable Crack Propagation and R?Curve Behavior (pages 177–187): Chapter 10 Overview of Toughening Mechanisms in Ceramics (pages 189–197): Chapter 11 Effect of Microstructure on Toughness and Strength (pages 199–225): Chapter 12 Toughening by Transformation (pages 227–247): Chapter 13 Mechanical Properties of Continuous?Fiber?Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites (pages 249–275): Chapter 14 Mechanical Properties of Whisker?, Ligament?, and Platelet?Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites (pages 277–290): Chapter 15 Cyclic Fatigue of Ceramics (pages 291–302): Chapter 16 Thermal Stress and Thermal Shock in Ceramics (pages 303–315): Chapter 17 Fractography (pages 317–331): Chapter 18 Dislocations and Plastic Deformation in Ductile Crystals (pages 333–356): Chapter 19 Dislocations and Plastic Deformation in Ceramics (pages 357–370): Chapter 20 Creep in Ceramics (pages 371–389): Chapter 21 Creep Rupture at High Temperatures and Safe Life Design (pages 391–404): Chapter 22 Hardness and Wear (pages 405–421): Chapter 23 Mechanical Properties of Glass and Glass Ceramics (pages 423–430): Chapter 24 Mechanical Properties of Polycrystalline Ceramics in General and Design Considerations (pages 431–437):