this volume is a compilation of papers presented in the mechanical behavior and performance of ceramics 10. this symposium covered wide ranging and cutting-edge topics on mechanical properties and reliability of ceramics and composites and their correlations to processing, microstructure, and environmental effects. symposium topics included: ceramics and composites for engine applications design and life prediction methodologies environmental effects on mechanical properties mechanical behavior of porous ceramics ultra high temperature ceramics ternary compounds mechanics novel test methods and equipment processing - microstructure - mechanical properties correlations ceramics nde of ceramic components