Estimation of Fracture Toughness by Testing Notched Fracture Specimens and Applying the Theory of Critical Distances

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</svg> average experimental results obtained in PMMA [<a href="/journals/isrn/2012/689386/#B6">6</a>].</table>

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Figure 3: Estimation of Fracture Toughness by Testing Notched Fracture Specimens and Applying the Theory of Critical Distances 