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A new efficient iterative procedure to follow automatically crack trajectory is suggested. Parameters of the procedure and illustrative examples are given.
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Dobroskok, A. On a New Method for Iterative Calculation of Crack Trajectory. International Journal of Fracture 111, 41–46 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012442610763
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