Ceramics and ceramic matrix composites: finite element and boundary element analyses

Elastic properties of ceramic–metal particulate composites

“…The deviation between experimental data and theoretical predictions is frequently attributed to the microstructural complexity of real composites in previous studies [13,[64][65][66][67][68]. Therefore, some theoretical models employed numerical analysis, included the finite element or boundary element methods to adopt the shape irregularity.…”

An investigation of partial cone cracks in silicon nitride balls

“…Lawn (1994) provides a comprehensive review of extensive investigations made subsequently, to elucidate a qualitative and quantitative description of the initiation and growth of cone cracks in brittle materials. Mackerle (2001) has provided a biography of indentation simulations and with an emphasis on ceramic materials (Mackerle, 2002). In contrast to these bodies of work, cracks generated by oblique contact have received much less attention.…”

Stress distribution in biomorphous SiC-ceramics under radial tensile loading

“…[20][21][22] An overview about the use of FEM simulations for ceramics is given by Mackerle. 23 The aim of the present work is to estimate the stress distribution of cellular biomorphous ceramics subjected to fictive in-plane loading situations. Focus is set on the variation of hierarchical structure features such as cell shape and density distribution.…”