Abstract
The size effect on strength of alumina agglomerates was examined, and the applicability of the often used size effect laws was discussed. It is concluded that there is a significant energetic size effect, which shows that the Weibull statistical size effect does not apply. However, the size effect on the tensile strength of the agglomerates examined can be addressed well by the energetic–statistical size effect law.
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