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Translated from Fiziko-Khimicheskaya Mekhanika Materialov, No. 6, pp. 49–53, November–December, 1988.

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Shevelev, V.V., Kartashov, É.M. Theory of brittle fracture of high-strength materials. Mater Sci 24, 582–586 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00728124

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