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This paper presents a comprehensive range of results of Mode I stress
intensity factors for the embedded elliptical cracks in cylindrical pr
essure vessels. The hybrid boundary element method developed by the au
thor is used to calculate the stress intensity factors. For practical
uses an approximate method is proposed which is used to estimate the s
tress intensity factors of embedded elliptical cracks in cylindrical p
ressure vessels from the results of embedded cracks in finite thicknes
s plates.