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On Sliding Crack Model for Brittle Solids

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Several 2-D sliding crack models are compared with each other and with finite element analysis done under the assumption that the wing cracks are straight.

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Yinping, L., Chunhe, Y. On Sliding Crack Model for Brittle Solids. Int J Fract 142, 323–330 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-006-9032-7

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