Brittle or Quasi-Brittle Fracture of Engineering Materials: Recent Developments and New Challenges

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1 Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Stradella San Nicola 3, 36100 Vicenza, Italy 2 Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, E. T. S. de Ingenieros de Caminos Canales y Puertos C/ Profesor Aranguren s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain 3 Fatigue and Fracture Research Laboratory, Center of Excellence in Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran 16846, Iran 4Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, Institute of Strength Physics and Material Science, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk 634021, Russia 5 Laboratory of Technology & Strength of Materials (LTSM), Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greec