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Assertion (A): A crack accelerates markedly as it approaches critical length.

Reason (R): Stress intensity grows with the square root of crack length.

Select the correct answer from the options below.

  • A.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • B.A is true but R is false
  • C.A is false but R is true
  • D.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Answer: D

Both are true and the second explains the first. With the Paris exponent typically around three, a rising stress intensity feeds a rapidly rising growth rate, so most of the crack growth life is spent while the crack is still small.

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