Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 641-648 , May 2009

Strength distribution of dental restorative ceramics: Finite weakest link model with zero threshold

  • Jia-Liang Le

      Affiliations

    • Northwestern University, United States
    • ,
  • Zdeněk P. Bažant

      Affiliations

    • Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, CEE/A135, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 847 491 4025.

Received 31 July 2008 ,Revised 18 November 2008 ,Accepted 23 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2008.11.011

Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 641-648 , May 2009

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