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Crack path in an amorphous material in the quasi static limit

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Crack path stability is discussed, and it is shown that the standard continuum mechanics G-force on a crack is the correct driving force for a crack. In a glass, where all cleavage planes are possible, this criterion also implies a path where the local Mode II on the crack is nullified.

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Thomson, R. Crack path in an amorphous material in the quasi static limit. Journal of Materials Research 11, 5–7 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1996.0002

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