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The top diagram shows the behavior of surface, g,
and elastic, U, energies as a function of crack length, a. The critical
condition, a*, for crack growth occurs at the maximum of the Total energy,
W, curve.
· The lower diagram represents the same behavior in terms of energy release rates. The critical condition is when these two rates are equal. |
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