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Dynamic photoelasticity in conjunction with high-speed photography was utilized in experiments to study the interaction of stress waves with a running crack. Experimental data were analyzed to study the effect of wave scattering about a moving crack tip. The results indicated a strong influence of stress waves on crack-propagation behavior and crack branching.
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Rossmanith, H.P., Shukla, A. Dynamic photoelastic investigation of interaction of stress waves with running cracks. Experimental Mechanics 21, 415–422 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327143
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