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The volume fraction of microcracks plays an essential role in the fracture process of heterogeneous materials. The breaking of a material to separate pieces initiates from the creation of microcracks, their enlargement and coalescence to the formation of macrocracks [1].
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Tamuzs, V. (1982). Some Peculiarities of Fracture in Heterogeneous Materials. In: Sih, G.C., Tamuzs, V.P. (eds) Fracture of Composite Materials. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7609-2_11
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