1 Introduction TBCs and the Corresponding Preparation Methods TBC Materials and Structures TBC Preparation Methods TBC Spallation Failure and Its Main Influencing Factors Service Conditions for TBCs TBC Spallation Failure and Its Main Influencing Factors Solid Mechanics Requirements and Challenges Generated by TBC Failure Solid Mechanics Requirements Generated by TBC Failure Solid Mechanics Challenges Presented by TBC Failure Content Overview References 2 Basic Theoretical Frameworks for Thermo–Mechano-Chemical Coupling in Continuum Mechanics Theoretical Framework for Thermo-Mechano-Chemical Coupling Based on Small Deformation Strain and Stress Measures Based on Small Deformation [5, 6 Stress-Strain Constitutive Relations Based on Small Deformation [5, 6 Constitutive Theory for Thermomechanical Coupling Based on Small Deformation [11 …… 3 Nonlinear FEA of TBCs on Turbine Blades 4 Geometric Nonlinearity Theory for the Interfacial Oxidation of TBCs 5 Physically Nonlinear Coupling Growth and Damage Caused by Interfacial Oxidation in TBCs 6 Thermo–Mechano–Chemical Coupling During CMAS Corrosion in TBCs 7 Erosion Failure Mechanisms of TBCs 8 Basic Mechanical Properties of TBCs and Their Characterization 9 Fracture Toughness Characterization of TBCs 10 Residual Stresses in TBCs 11 Real-Time Acoustic Emission Characterization of Cracks in TBCs 12 Characterization of the Microstructural Evolution of TBCs by Complex Impedance Spectroscopy 13 Nondestructive Testing of the Surface and Interfacial Damage and Internal Pores of TBCs 14 Thermal Insulation Effect of TBCs on Turbine Blades 15 Reliability Assessment of TBCs 16 Experimental Simulators for the Service Environments of TBCs