A comparison is made between complete near-crack-tip fields and singular fi
elds associated with the stress intensity factor, given by an elasticity so
lution. Infinite plane and edge-crack geometries are considered, and the re
levance of the results to fatigue crack growth rate, monotonic fracture and
the use of moire interferometry to measure crack-tip quantities discussed.
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