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The fracture process zone of two polycrystalline alumina fracture specimens were analyzed by a hybrid experimental-numerical procedure involving a phase-shifting moiré interferometry and a finite element analysis. The dissipated energy, which was obtained through numerical analysis, in the fracture process zone was found to be the major energy dissipation mechanism in the brittle alumina.
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Tran, D.K., Kobayashi, A.S. & White, K.W. Process zone of polycrystalline alumina. Experimental Mechanics 39, 20–24 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02329296
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