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From: A Better Estimation of Plastic Zone Size at the Crack Tip Beyond Irwin's Model
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Schematics of (a) an infinite plate with a central crack subjected to remote uniform stress without plastic yielding, and (b) Irwin's estimation on plastic zone size

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From: A Better Estimation of Plastic Zone Size at the Crack Tip Beyond Irwin's Model
J. Appl. Mech. 2013;80(5): doi: /
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Schematics of (a) an infinite plate with a central crack subjected to remote uniform stress with plastic yielding, and (b) the improved estimation on plastic zone size

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From: A Better Estimation of Plastic Zone Size at the Crack Tip Beyond Irwin's Model
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Details of simulation model

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From: A Better Estimation of Plastic Zone Size at the Crack Tip Beyond Irwin's Model
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(a) Theoretical and numerical predictions on the normalized plastic zone size versus σ∞/σys, (b) a zoom-in figure, and (c) relative error between our prediction rpnew and the Irwin's prediction rp_3Irwin

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From: A Better Estimation of Plastic Zone Size at the Crack Tip Beyond Irwin's Model
J. Appl. Mech. 2013;80(5): doi: /
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The normalized plastic zone size versus the effective stress intensity factor