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                       FIGURE 2.16 Edge crack in a semi-infinite plate subject to a remote tensile stress.
































                       FIGURE 2.17 Comparison of crack-opening displacements for an edge crack and through crack. The edge
                       crack opens wider at a given stress, resulting in a stress intensity that is 12% higher.
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