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57
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14895
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National Ranking
1956

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For outstanding advancements in the development and application of test methods and basic understanding of the mechanical properties of ceramics.

Overview

Sheldon M. Wiederhorn is affiliated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, principally within Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions also intersecting Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Their research expertise covers several subfields including Civil and Structural Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes, Ceramics and Composites, Materials Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering. These multidisciplinary interests reflect a focus on the properties and applications of building materials, glass, and soil behavior in unsaturated flow conditions.

Major topics in their scholarly work include:

  • Building materials and conservation
  • Glass properties and applications
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
  • Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research

Key publications authored or coauthored by Wiederhorn include:

  • Architectural Glass, 2022, Annual Review of Materials Research
  • v-K-data for silica from lifetime measurements under step-shaped loading history, 2020, Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
  • v-K-data for silica from interrupted lifetime measurements, 2020, Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
  • Damage by Hydroxyl Generation in Silica, 2020, Glass Physics and Chemistry

Their frequent coauthors demonstrate collaboration across the research network and include:

  • T. Fett
  • K.G. Schell
  • David R. Clarke
  • E.R. Fuller
  • M. Hoffmann

Publication venues where Wiederhorn has contributed multiple works include the Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Annual Review of Materials Research, and Glass Physics and Chemistry.

In recognition of their work, Wiederhorn was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1991 for contributions related to advancing test methods and understanding the mechanical properties of ceramics.

Best Publications

  • Influence of Water Vapor on Crack Propagation in Soda‐Lime Glass

    S. M. Wiederhorn

  • Stress Corrosion and Static Fatigue of Glass

    S. M. Wiederhorn;L. H. Bolz

  • Fracture Surface Energy of Glass

    S. M. Wiederhorn

  • Subcritical Crack Growth in Ceramics

    S. M. Wiederhorn

  • Proof testing of ceramic materials—an analytical basis for failure prediction

    A. G. Evans;S. M. Wiederhorn

  • Effect of material parameters on the erosion resistance of brittle materials

    S. M. Wiederhorn;B. J. Hockey

  • Effects of water and other dielectrics on crack growth

    S. M. Wiederhorn;S. W. Freiman;E. R. Fuller;C. J. Simmons

  • Erosion by Solid Particle Impact

    A W Ruff;S M Wiederhorn

  • Strength Degradation of Glass Impacted with Sharp Particles: I, Annealed Surfaces

    S. M. Wiederhorn;B. R. Lawn

  • FRACTURE OF GLASS IN VACUUM

    S. M. Wiederhorn;H. Johnson;A. M. Diness;A. H. Heuer

  • Crack propagation and failure prediction in silicon nitride at elevated temperatures

    A. G. Evans;S. M. Wiederhorn

  • Atomically sharp cracks in brittle solids: an electron microscopy study

    B. R. Lawn;B. J. Hockey;S. M. Wiederhorn

  • Moisture assisted crack growth in ceramics

    S. M. Wiederhorn

  • Micromechanisms of crack growth in ceramics and glasses in corrosive environments

    S M Wiederhorn;E R Fuller;R M Thomson

  • Effect of Electrolyte pH on Crack Propagation in Glass

    S. M. Wiederhorn;H. Johnson

  • Brittle Fracture and Toughening Mechanisms in Ceramics

    S M Wiederhorn

  • Fracture of Sapphire

    S. M. Wiederhorn

  • Critical Analysis of the Theory of the Double Cantilever Method of Measuring Fracture‐Surface Energies

    S. M. Wiederhorn;A. M. Shorb;R. L. Moses

  • Environmentally Enhanced Fracture of Glass: A Historical Perspective

    Stephen W. Freiman;Sheldon M. Wiederhorn;John J. Mecholsky

  • Crack Healing in Glass

    S. M. Wiederhorn;P. R. Townsend

  • Equilibrium Shape of Internal Cavities in Sapphire

    Jung-Hae Choi;Doh-Yeon Kim;Bernard J. Hockey;Sheldon M. Wiederhorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Theo Fett
Theo Fett Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Michael J. Hoffmann
Michael J. Hoffmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Brian R. Lawn
Brian R. Lawn National Institute of Standards and Technology
Michel W. Barsoum
Michel W. Barsoum Drexel University
Miladin Radovic
Miladin Radovic Texas A&M University
Jürgen Rödel
Jürgen Rödel Technical University of Darmstadt
Tamer El-Raghy
Tamer El-Raghy Drexel University
Arthur H. Heuer
Arthur H. Heuer Case Western Reserve University
Anthony G. Evans
Anthony G. Evans University of California, Santa Barbara
Doh-Yeon Kim
Doh-Yeon Kim Seoul National University

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