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We now turn to the description of the crack behavior. From a macroscopic, continuum mechanical viewpoint, we consider a crack as a cut in a body. Its opposite boundaries are the crack surfaces which are also called crack faces or crack flanks (Fig. 4.1). In general they are traction-free. The crack ends at the crack front or crack tip.

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  1. Division of Solid Mechanics, TU Darmstadt, Hochschulstrasse 1, D-64289, Darmstadt, Germany

    Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Gross

  2. Institute of Mechanics, Karlsruhe University (KIT), Kaiserstrasse 12, D-76131, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Seelig

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Gross, D., Seelig, T. (2011). Linear fracture mechanics. In: Fracture Mechanics. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19240-1_4

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