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is a dimensionless quantity that varies with the load and geometry. Theoretically, as goes to 0, the stress goes to resulting in a stress singularity. Practically however, this relation breaks down very close to the tip (small ) because plasticity typically occurs at stresses exceeding the material's yield strength and the linear elastic solution is no longer applicable. Nonetheless, if the crack-tip

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