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A method to analyze the evolution of a cohesive crack, particularly appropriate for asymptotic analysis, is presented. Detailed descriptions of the zeroth order and first order asymptotic approaches are given and from these results the far field equivalent elastic crack theorem is derived. An analytically soluble example, the Griffith crack, and a simple model, the Dugdale model, are used to exemplify the results.
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Planas, J., Elices, M. Asymptotic analysis of a cohesive crack: 1. Theoretical background. Int J Fract 55, 153–177 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00017275
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