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Comment on the paper “Perturbed Cracks in two Dimensions: A reprise”, by P.A. Martin

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In the above referenced paper, misinterpretations led Martin to claim that there are errors in certain equations derived in our paper on the use of Frobenius’ method to solve curved crack problems. This note identifies the misinterpretations and shows that our results are the same as those derived by Martin.

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  • Ballarini R., Villaggio P. (2006). Frobenius’ method for curved cracks. International Journal of Fracture 139, 59–69

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  • Martin P.A. (2006). Perturbed cracks in two dimensions: a reprise. International Journal of Fracture 140, 299–303

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, USA

    Roberto Ballarini

  2. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Universita di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Piero Villaggio

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Correspondence to Roberto Ballarini.

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Ballarini, R., Villaggio, P. Comment on the paper “Perturbed Cracks in two Dimensions: A reprise”, by P.A. Martin. Int J Fract 148, 93–94 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-008-9186-6

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