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Measurements of Fracture Toughness and Integrity by Moire Interferometry

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Optical Metrology

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Fracture Toughness is a concept representing the resistance of a material, having a pre-existing crack, to the propagation of the crack through the material. It is a material property essential in Fracture Mechanics.

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  1. Dept. of Mechanics of Materials, University of Strathclyde, UK

    J. McKelvie, C. A. Walker, P. MacKenzie & T. G. F. Gray

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  1. University of Porto, Porto, 4000, Portugal

    Olivério D. D. Soares (Professor of Physics) (Professor of Physics)

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McKelvie, J., Walker, C.A., MacKenzie, P., Gray, T.G.F. (1987). Measurements of Fracture Toughness and Integrity by Moire Interferometry. In: Soares, O.D.D. (eds) Optical Metrology. NATO ASI Series, vol 131. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3609-6_19

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