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State Griffith theory of brittle fracture. On the basis derive an expression for fracture stress? State Orwan′s modification
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written 8.7 years ago by gravatar for teamques10 teamques10 ★ 69k •   modified 8.7 years ago

In practice it is observed that fracture occurs at much lower values of stresses as compared to theoretical cohesive strength of the metal. The first explanation of this discrepancy was proposed by Griffith. Theory proposed by him though applicable to perfectly brittle materials like glass it has helped to understand …

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