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Nonsteady-state propagation of a system of cracks in a brittle material

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An approximate equation for the nonsteady-state propagation of rectilinear cracks was derived and the problem of the equilibrium and propagation of a symmetrical systems of cracks in an elastic-brittle material was analyzed.

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Kuznetsov, V.M. Nonsteady-state propagation of a system of cracks in a brittle material. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 9, 210–215 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00913188

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