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If fracture is accompanied by considerable plastic deformation, a concept known as Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics (EPFM) is used. The literature on this subject is very confusing. The fracture parameter used is often referred to as the ‘J-integral’. However, J is simply the strain energy release rate, and on this basis the equation for J can be readily obtained, without the lengthy derivations, from a generalization of the energy criterion discussed in the previous chapter.
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Broek, D. (1989). Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. In: The Practical Use of Fracture Mechanics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2558-8_4
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