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Estimate the theoretical fracture strength of a brittle material if it is known that fract...

Estimate the theoretical fracture strength of a brittle material if it is known that fracture occurs by the propagation of an elliptically shaped surface crack of length 0.5 mm (0.02 in.) and a tip radius of curvature of 5 × 10–3 mm (2 × 10–4 in.), when a stress of 1035 MPa (150,000 psi) is applied.

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