A unified model for fracture mechanics

VI. The phenomena of rupture and flow in solids

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Bearing Pressures and Cracks: Bearing Pressures Through a Slightly Waved Surface or Through a Nearly Flat Part of a Cylinder, and Related Problems of Cracks

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