Design, Development, and Applications of Structural Ceramics, Composites, and Nanomaterials

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ENGINEERING CERAMICS AND CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES: DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATIONS

Design and Testing of a C/C-SiC Nozzle Extension Manufactured Via Filament Winding Technique and Liquid Silicon Infiltration 3
Fabian Breeds, Raouf Jemmali, Heinz Voggenreiter, and Dietmar Koch

Preparation of Zirconium Phosphate Bonded Silicon Nitride Porous Ceramics Reinforced by In-Situ Reacted Silicon Nitride Nanowires 15
Fei Chen, Feiyu Li, Kaiyu Wang, Qiang Shen, and Lianmeng Zhang

Residual Strains in Structural Stone: A Degradation Mechanism 25
Victoria Shushakova, Edwin R. Fuller, Jr., Florian Heidelbach, and Siegfried Siegesmund

Joining of SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites Using REABOND Technology 39
Michael C. Halbig, Mrityunjay Singh, and Craig E. Smith

Fracture Criterion of Short Carbon Fiber-Dispersed SiC Matrix Composite under Mixed Mode Loading Condition 53
Ryo Inoue, Hideki Kakisawa, and Yutaka Kagawa

Ceramic Matrix Composites Manufactured by Multistep Densification of Si-O-C Fiber Preform 61
L. Maille, M. A. Dourges, S. Le Ber, and R. Pailler

Effects of Particle Size and Crystalline Phases Developed after Thermal Shock Cycles on the Physical Properties and Mechanical Resistance of Cordierite-Mullite Concrete Mixes 71
Ana Ma Paniagua Mercado, Arturo Mendez Sanchez, Elvia Diaz Valdes, and Concepcion Mejia Garcia

ADVANCED CERAMIC COATINGS: PROCESSING, PROPERTIES, AND APPLICATIONS

Development of New Observation System used for Deformation Measurement of Ceramic Matrix Composites at High Temperature 81
Y. L. Dong, H. Kakisawa, and Y. Kagawa

Anti-Reflective Surface Structures in Spinel Ceramic Windows 89
Catalin M. Florea, Lynda E. Busse, Shyam Bayya, Brandon Shaw, Ishwar D. Aggarwal, and Jas S. Sanghera

Ta-O-N Thin Films Deposited by Low Vacuum Reactive Sputtering 101
Takashi Hashizume, Atsushi Saiki, and Kiyoshi Terayama

Control of Mass-Transfer through Grain Boundaries in a Protective Alumina Layer by Dopant Configuration in Advanced EBCs 107
Satoshi Kitaoka, Tsuneaki Matsudaira, Masashi Wada, Makoto Tanaka,Takafumi Ogawa, and Yutaka Kagawa

Fabrication of K2Ta206 Films by Hydrothermal Method and their Optical Property 119
Atsushi Saiki and Takashi Hashizume

Finite Element Modeling of Compressor Blade Leading Edge Curl, Erosion and Deformation 127
George M. Slota and Douglas E. Wolfe

GEOPOLYMERS-LOW ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, INORGANIC POLYMERIC CERAMICS

Development of Thai Fly Ash Blended with Rice Husk Ash Geopolymers 145
Duangrudee Chaysuwan, Chayanee Tippayasam, Pimpawee Keawpapasson, Parjaree Thavorniti, Thammarat Panyathanmaporn, Sirithan Jiemsirilers, and Cristina Leonelli

Characterization of Cotton Fabric Reinforced Geopolymer Composites Modified with Portland Cement 155
T. Alomayri, F. U. A. Shaikh, and I. M. Low

MULTIFUNCTIONAL METAL OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES AND HETEROARCHITECTURES FOR ENERGY AND DEVICE APPLICATIONS

Synthesis of yMnOOH and ss-MnO2 Nanowires and their Electrochemical Capacitive Behavior 171
Indra B. Singh and Su Moon Park

ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF CERAMIC INTERFACES

The Effect of Interface and Micro-Crack on Physical Property and Performance of Ceramic Materials 181
Justin Gao

Author Index 195