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Lecture 12.10 : Basics of Fracture Mechanics

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1. INTRODUCTION

2. BACKGROUND TO MODERN FRACTURE MECHANICS

3. EFFECTS OF MODE OF LOADING

4. EFFECTS OF CRACK GEOMETRY

5. EFFECTS OF FINITE COMPONENT GEOMETRY

6. LOCAL YIELDING EFFECTS AT A CRACK TIP

7. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR

8. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

9. REFERENCES

10. ADDITIONAL READING