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Crack-tip measurements in photoelastic models

A discussion of the procedures and measuring techniques employed in estimating Mode I stress-intensity factors by the frozen-stress method

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  1. Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24061, Blacksburg, VA

    C. W. Smith (Alumni Professor)

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 29208, Columbia, SC

    W. H. Peters III (Assistant Professor)

  3. Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24061, Blacksburg, VA

    G. C. Kirby (Graduate Research Assistant)

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Smith, C.W., Peters, W.H. & Kirby, G.C. Crack-tip measurements in photoelastic models. Experimental Mechanics 22, 448–453 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02325422

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