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Stress Trajectories for Mode I and Mode II Cracks

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Maximum shear stress trajectories are obtained for the mode I and for the mode II crack in an isotropic elastic solid in plane strain.

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Weertman, J. Stress Trajectories for Mode I and Mode II Cracks. Int J Fract 137, 251–259 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-005-3078-9

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