Eric Le Bourhis 
Glass [PDF ebook] 
Mechanics and Technology

INTRODUCTION
GLASS, A CERAMIC MATERIAL
Four Classes of Materials
Ashby’s Charts
Co-Selecting Materials
Performance Indexes
Shape Factors in Mechanical Design
GLASS PRE- AND HISTORY
Natural Glasses
Early Glasses
First Optical Glasses
Modern Glasses
APPLICATIONS OF GLASSES
Glazing
Packaging
Optical Glass
Glass Fibres for Insulation and Reinforcement
Abrasive Tools
Glass Manufacturers
GLASS STRUCTURE
Introduction
Silica Glass and Related Glasses
Organic and Chalcogenide Glasses
Avoiding Crystallization
Surface Structure
GLASS RHEOLOGY
Viscosity
Glass Transition and its Observation
How to ‘Observe’ Glass Transition?
Viscous Response of Glass
Visco-Elastic Response of Glass
Tempering of Glass
MECHANICAL STRENGHT OF GLASS
Theoretical Strength
Tensile Resistance of Glass
Stress Concentration
Linear Elasticity Crack Tip Stress Field
Toughness Measurement
Influence of Residual Stress on Strength and Fragmentation
Statistic Weibull Analysis
CONTACT RESISTANVCE OF GLASS
Sharp and Blunt Contact
Sharp Contact Resistance
Abrasion Resistance
Cutting of Glass
Application to other Materials
AGEING OF GLASS
Stress Corrosion
Charles and Hillig Theory
Life Time Under Static Fatigue
Applications
MECHANICS OF GLASS PROCESSES
Introduction
Float Process
Blow-and-Blow and Press-and-Blow Process
Fusion Draw
PRODUCTION AND CONTROL OF RESIDUAL STRESSES
Introduction
Residual Stresses in Flat Glass
Basics of Photoelasticity in Flat Glass
Stress Meters
HIGH-TECH PRODUCERS AND R&D
Market Trend Driven R&D
Flat Display Panel
Thin Film Technology
Residual Stresses in Thin Film
Applications
Conclusion
APPENDICES

Eric Le Bourhis initially taught at a secondary school in Lima, Peru, between 1989 and 1991. He then returned to France, gaining his Ph D at Paris VII University in 1994, when he began his investigations of the thermo-mechanical properties of semiconductors. After this, he joined Evry University for one year as an assistant professor, before moving to the Saint Gobain R&D team at Aubervilliers for four years as an engineer. In 1998, he returned to academia, taking up a post at Poitiers University where he has been a professor since 2002. Since 1998, Prof Le Bourhis has been promoting sol-gel hybrid coatings in close collaboration with glass industrial manufacturers, while his other research activities focus on the mechanical properties of thin-films and nanostructures.