Glass

INTRODUCTIONGLASS, A CERAMIC MATERIALFour Classes of MaterialsMaterials PropertiesSelecting MaterialsPerformance IndexesShape Factors in Mechanical DesignGLASS PREHISTORY AND HISTORYNatural GlassesEarly GlassesFirst Optical GlassesModern GlassesAPPLICATIONS OF GLASSGlazingContainersOptical GlassGlass Fibres for Insulation and ReinforcementAbrasive ToolsGlass ManufacturersGLASS STRUCTUREIntroductionSilica Glass and Related GlassesBorate Glass and Related GlassesOrganic and Chalcogenide GlassesMetallic GlassesAvoiding CrystallizationVitroceramic FabricationSurface StructureGLASS RHEOLOGYViscosityGlass Transition and its ObservationViscous Response of GlassVisco-Elastic Response of GlassThermal Tempering of GlassTransient StressChemical Tempering of GlassMECHANICAL STRENGHT OF GLASSTheoretical StrengthTensile Resistance of GlassStress Concentration and Griffith Energy BalanceLinear Elasticity Crack Tip Stress FieldSIF under Non-uniform StressToughness MeasurementInfluence of Residual Stress on Strength and FragmentationStatistic Weibull AnalysisCONTACT RESISTANCE OF GLASSSharp and Blunt ContactSharp Contact ResistanceScratch ResistanceAbrasion ResistanceIntroducing a Controlled and Critical Surface FlawCutting GlassAGEING OF GLASSFatigue in GlassStress CorrosionCharles and Hillig TheoryLife Time Under Static FatigueApplicationsNiS Phase TransformationCrack HealingMECHANICS OF GLASS PROCESSESIntroductionFloat ProcessFusion DrawContainer ProcessFiber ProcessPRODUCTION CONTROL OF RESIDUAL STRESSESIntroductionResidual Stresses in Flat GlassBasics of Photoelasticity in Flat GlassStress MetersHIGH-TECH PRODUCES AND R&DMarket Trend-Driven R&DFlat DisplaysThin-Film TechnologyResidual Stresses in Thin FilmCONCLUSIONSAPPENDICESLight Absorption and DispersionAtomic Structure and Bond FormationThermal Expansion and ElasticityFalling Sphere Viscometer and Fining of GlassTheoretical Strength of a SolidWeibull Analysis in PracticePhotoelasticity Set Up for

Eric Le Bourhis is professor at Poitiers University (Futuroscope, France). He initially taught at a secondary school in Lima (Peru) between 1989and 1991. Upon returning to France, he gained his PhD at Paris VII University in 1994. During this period, he started investigations of thethermo-mechanical properties of semiconductors. Then he joined Evry University for one year as an assistant professor and subsequently theSaint Gobain R&D team at Aubervilliers for 4 years as an engineer. During this industrial period, he applied contact mechanics to glasssurfaces and coatings developed for glazing, and was also involved in industrial production tasks. He joined Poitiers University in 1998,where he has pursued an activity to promote sol-gel hybrid coatings in close collaboration with glass industrial manufacturers, while his otheractivities focus on small-scale mechanics.