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Mixed-mode stress intensity factors for kink cracks in front of a pre-existing crack were computed. It can be demonstrated that the empirical criterion by Richard is an excellent interpolation relation for the kink crack problem.
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Fett, T., Munz, D. Kinked Cracks and Richard Fracture Criterion. International Journal of Fracture 115, 69–73 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022609012480
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