| Preface |
| Hyper Response |
| Computational Modeling of Ceramic Microstructure by MC and MD Aspect in Dynamics H. Matsubara 1 |
| Fast Fracture in Tempered Glass K. Takahashi 9 |
| High Temperature Impact Response of Silicon Nitride Ceramics J. Yuan, T. Shioya and N. Takeda 19 |
| New Computer Simulation Method for Evaluation of Crack Growth Using Lennard-Jones Type Potential Function Z.Q. Wu, H. Serizawa and H. Murakawa 25 |
| Instantaneous Response |
| Elasticity and Plasticity in Identification Problems M. Sakai, S. Shimizu and T. Ishikawa 33 |
| Plastic Deformation of Brittle Materials M.V. Swain 41 |
| Fatigue and Lifetime of Biomechanical Ceramics B.R. Lawn, I.M. Peterson and Y.G. Jung 47 |
| Fracture of SIC Fiber-Reinforced Glass Composites D.-W. Shin and K.-J. Kim 49 |
| Long Term Response |
| Creep Behaviour at High Temperatures of Fine SiC and Alumina based Fibres M.H. Berger and A.R. Bunsell 57 |
| Physics of the Brittle-Ductile Transition in Glasses and Glass-Containing Ceramics: Time and Temperature Incidences T. Rouxel and M. Buisson 65 |
| Subcritical Crack Growth and Creep Behaviour of Silicon Carbide for Heat Exchanger Applications M. Steen 73 |
| Creep Behavior of Ceramics and Geological Materials at Low Stress Levels T.G. Langdon 81 |
| Creep Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Ceramic Composites+ U. Anandakumar and R.N. Singh 87 |
| Tensile Creep Degradation in Quasi-Ductile Silicon Nitride F. Lofaj, A. Okada and H. Kawamoto 95 |
| A Novel Deformation Mechanism for Superplastic Deformation H. Muto and M. Sakai 103 |
| Superplastic Deformation of Silicon Nitride Ceramics N. Kondo 109 |
| Poster Session |
| Spallations of Silicon and Aluminum Induced by Short-Pulsed Laser T. Kohama, H. Tamura and K. Kondo 117 |
| High Speed Observation of Impact Fracture of Carbon Materials H. Shinkawa, T. Akatsu, E. Yasuda and Y. Tanabe 121 |
| Crack Healing Behavior of Monolithic Al2O3 and Al2O3-SiCw Composite at High Temperature Subiantoro, T. Akatsu, Y. Tanabe and E. Yasuda 125 |
| The Influence of Nitrate Salt as Sintering Additives on Mechanical Strength in Silicon Nitride D.C. Park, J.Y. Kim, T. Iseki and T. Yano 131 |
| TEM Investigation and Fracture Behavior of SiC/SiC Composites Fabricated by Hot-Pressing T. Yano, Y. Yamamoto and K. Yoshida 135 |
| Strain Rate Dependence on the Shear Strength of Unidirectional Carbon/Carbon Composites Y. Ishiguro, T. Akatsu, Y. Tanabe and E. Yasuda 139 |
| Comparative Study of Internal Friction in Y2O3-ZrO2 Ceramics at 100 kHz M. Ozawa and S. Suzuki 143 |
| Cyclic Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Small Cracks in α-βーSi-Al-O-N Ceramic Material G.-D. Zhan, M. Mitomo and J.-L. Shi 147 |
| Movement of Nanocrystalline Grains in Superplasticity F. Wakai and H. Ogawa 153 |
| Creep Deformation Mechanism of Ceramics Based on Microstructural Observation A.T. Yokobori, T. Yano and Y. Okamoto 157 |
| Author Index 161 |
| Keyword Index 163 |
| Preface |
| Hyper Response |
| Computational Modeling of Ceramic Microstructure by MC and MD Aspect in Dynamics H. Matsubara 1 |
| Fast Fracture in Tempered Glass K. Takahashi 9 |
| High Temperature Impact Response of Silicon Nitride Ceramics J. Yuan, T. Shioya and N. Takeda 19 |
| New Computer Simulation Method for Evaluation of Crack Growth Using Lennard-Jones Type Potential Function Z.Q. Wu, H. Serizawa and H. Murakawa 25 |
