Biological materials found in Nature such as nacre and bone are well recognized as light‐
weight, strong, and tough structural materials. The remarkable toughness and damage …

The processing and subsequent mechanical behaviour of a variety of commercially
important materials are affected by the imposed stress state. In this review, the …

Ceramic materials with high strength and chemical inertness are widely used as
engineering materials. However, the brittle nature limits their applications as fracture occurs …

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 …

This book describes behavior of crystalline solids primarily via methods of modern
continuum mechanics. Emphasis is given to geometrically nonlinear descriptions, ie, finite …

Ceramic-based nanocomposites were reviewed, emphasizing the newly developed concept
of material design for ceramics. First, characteristics of the nanocomposites observed by …

A study was undertaken to investigate the mechanisms of alumina/TiC cutting tool wear in
the finish turning of hardened steels with particular cognisance of the work material inclusion …

Crystallographic texture control is a major challenge in directionally solidified multiphase
eutectic ceramics with complex faceted growth characteristics. In this study, the Czochralski …

Low-dimensional structures, such as microclusters, quantum dots and one-or two-
dimensional (1D or 2D) quantum wires, are of scientific and technological interest due to …

A mechanism-based constitutive model is presented for the inelastic deformation and
fracture of ceramics. The model comprises four essential features:(i) micro-crack extension …