| Scope |
This symposium invites papers that address the mechanisms and evaluation methods involving the mechanical properties of ceramics and their composites. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, ceramic fracture toughness and toughening mechanisms, fatigue, and modulus of rupture, and their statistical associations. In addition, the role of microstructure and its impact in describing fracture and other related mechanical responses in ceramics and ceramic composites is critical; therefore, topics that develop and/or link methods that test, characterize, and model microstructure effects on mechanical behavior are encouraged, with both experimental and computational contributions welcomed. Likewise, the effects of applied and natural fields, such as temperature, electric and magnetic fields, and their influence on ceramic-based mechanics are of interest. All ceramic classes, including structural ceramics, composites, semiconductors, piezoelectrics, armor materials, and bioceramics are invited. |