The Fracture of Brittle Materials: Testing and Analysis

Preface ix Acknowledgments xi 1. Introduction 1 2. Fracture Mechanics Background 6 3. Environmentally Enhanced Crack Growth 19 4. Fracture Mechanics Tests 32 5. Strength Testing 68 6. Quantitative Fractography 99 7. Microstructural Effects 131 8. Predicting Reliability 145 9. Concluding Remarks 158 References 161 Name Index 175 Subject Index 179