Mechanical Characterization of Gres Porcelain and Low-Velocity Impact Numerical Modeling

The current investigation was conducted on gres porcelain stoneware, a robust, impermeable and aesthetically pleasing type of ceramic mainly used for flooring, characterizing its resistance to bending and low-velocity impact, both representative efforts to which flooring tiles are constantly subject...

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Main Authors: Cristiano Fragassa, Felipe Vannucchi de Camargo, Ana Pavlovic, Antonio Carlos de Figueiredo Silveira, Giangiacomo Minak, Carlos Pérez Bergmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/7/1082