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Laboratory Profile

Name of Professor Takashi Akatsu
E-mail Address Takashi_Akatsu
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About Laboratory http://www.msl.titech.ac.jp/%7Edfc/
Members Professors: Fumihiro Wakai
Associate Professor: Takashi Akatsu
Research Associates: Yutaka Shinoda
Others: Doctor researchers and students
Current Research Areas
  • Fracture mechanics of ceramics and ceramic composite
  • Nanoindentation
  • Nanostructured engineering ceramics and ceramic composite
  • Computer simulation: Finite element method
Recent Major Publications
  • Takashi AKATSU, Shingo NUMATA, Michiyuki YOSHIDA, Yutaka SHINODA, and Fumihiro WAKAI: Indentation Size Effect on the Hardness of Zirconia Polycrystals; Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics Edited by R.C.Bradt et al., Plenum Press, New York, 14, 13-20 (2005).
  • Takashi AKATSU, Shin NAKANISHI, Yasuhiro TANABE, and Eiichi YASUDA: Stress-Induced Transformation Toughening of an Alumina/Zirconia Dual-Phase Composite; Phil.Mag, 84, 3741-3754 (2004).
  • Takashi AKATSU, Yuji KAWAKAMI, Yasuhiro TANABE, Eiichi YASUDA, Katsunori YAMADA, and Nobuo KAMIYA: An Irreversible Disappearance of the Mechanical Loss Peak of an Yttria-Doped Silicon Nitride; J.Mater.Res., 19, 2532-2535 (2004).
  • Mototsugu SAKAI, Takashi AKATSU, and Shingo NUMATA: Finite Element Analysis for Conical Indentation Unloading; Acta Mater., 52, 2359-2364 (2004).
  • Mototsugu SAKAI, Takashi AKATSU, Shingo NUMATA, and Kenji MATSUDA: Linear Strain Hardening in Elastoplastic Indentation Contact; J.Mater.Res., 18, 2087-2096(2003).
  • Takashi AKATSU, Kenji SAITO, Yasuhiro TANABE, and Eiichi YASUDA: Combined Mode-I/II Fracture of Ceramics with Crack-Face Grain/Whisker Bridging; Phil.Mag.A, 83, 745-764(2003).
  • Takashi AKATSU, Yasuhiro TANABE, and Eiichi YASUDA: Effect of Whisker Content and Dimensions on the R-curve Behavior of an Alumina Matrix Composite Reinforced with Silicon Carbide Whiskers; J.Mater.Res., 16, 1919-1927(2001).
  • Takashi AKATSU, Yasuhiro TANABE, and Eiichi YASUDA: Crack Bridging Processes and Fracture Resistance in a Discontinuous Fiber Reinforced Brittle Matrix Composite; J.Mater.Res., 14, 1316-1324(1999).
  • Takashi AKATSU, Masataka OHSHIMA, Yasuhiro TANABE, Eiichi YASUDA, Shigehiko YAMADA, and Toyohiko YANO: Work-of-Fracture of SiC-Whisker Reinforced Al2O3 Composite at Elevated Temperatures; Sci. and Eng. of Comp. Mater., 7, 231-238(1998).
   
 
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