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Calculation of Strain Energy Release Rate for Deformation Modes I, II and III

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Problems of Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue
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Show that the strain energy release rate for the deformation modes I, II and III of a crack is given by

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(1)
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(2)
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(3)

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  1. E.E. Gdoutos (1993) Fracture Mechanics - An Introduction, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London.

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Gdoutos, E.E. (2003). Calculation of Strain Energy Release Rate for Deformation Modes I, II and III. In: Gdoutos, E.E., Rodopoulos, C.A., Yates, J.R. (eds) Problems of Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2774-7_27

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