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Contents

1.Introduction and basic expressions
2.Fracture mechanics in engineering design
3.Review of finite elements in LEFM
4.Theory and standard subroutines for two-dimensitonal elastic finite element applications
5.Stress intensity factor evaluation by finite elements in LEFM
6.Exact field modeling
7.Hybrid elements, boundary integrals and edge functions
8.Elasto-plastic finite element analysis
9.Fracture prediction in ductile materials
10.Practical applications
•Appendix I. Analytic crack element program listing
•Appendix II. Instructions for preparing input data
•Appendix III. Sample input data and line printer output