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A polystyrene component must not fail when a tensile stress of 1.25 MPa (180 psi) is appli...

A polystyrene component must not fail when a tensile stress of 1.25 MPa (180 psi) is applied. Determine the maximum allowable surface crack length if the surface energy of polystyrene is 0.50 J/m2 (2.86 × 10–3 in.-lbf/in.2). Assume a modulus of elasticity of 3.0 GPa (0.435 × 106 psi).

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