ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Plaster of Paris is a brittle, porous solid, easy to shape, which has potential as a model material for the study of brittle, porous, solids such as ceramics, rocks and cement. This paper describes the mechanical properties of plaster of Paris — modulus, strength, fracture toughness, etc. — as a function of porosity. The material is then used to study the initiation and propagation of cracks in compression, as a function of porosity, stress state and stress concentration.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00354239
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