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The bowing of cracks between obstacles has been proposed as a mechanism for increasing the .fracture toughness of brittle materials. An analytical expression is presented based on previous theoretical studies that can be used to predict the increase in fracture toughness. The approach incorporates the effect of obstacle failure and the assumptions needed to compare the predictions with experimental data.
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