Fracture mechanics
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F Erdogan
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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English
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In this article, after a brief description of some signiยฎcant catastrophic structural failures going back to the period when iron and steel began to replace wood and masonry as the primary structural materials, the historical development of the ยฎeld of fracture mechanics is discussed. First, the bas