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  Fig. 9.34a-c: Comparison of fracture propagation paths in laboratory experiments using PMMA (dashed curves) and paths predicted by solutions to elastic boundary value problems (solid curves) (Thomas and Pollard, 1993). Loading conditions indicated by inset. a) 1 cm initial spacing. b) 3 cm initial spacing. c) 6 cm initial spacing.  
         
 
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