Abstract
Ceramic materials used in mechanical applications show variations in their properties due to the difference in the presence of cracks and various defects. The micro-crack length, orientation, geometry and wing crack formation and propagation within the ceramic material define the strength of the ceramic material. In this study, a micro-mechanics-based model that accounts for micro-cracks is developed. Unlike other micromechanics-based models, the current model defines failure based on entropy. Entropy generated with various micro-crack lengths, orientations and wing crack extensions is calculated using the energy approach.The Unified Mechanics Theory (UMT) is used to define the damage in the ceramic material, which can include all possible failure mechanisms. A representative volume element (RVE) with a pre-existing flaw is simulated to generate stress-strain curves. The effect of different initial crack lengths and orientations on alumina peak strength is also investigated.
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