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As I understand it, there are many geometries for which the j-integral has been found to give useful simplifications when evaluating the energy release rate. Many of these geometries seem to require small displacements. I would like to know if the small displacement requirement is necessary for the contour integral before any simplifications are made or if small displacements are only necessary because the large deformation geometry of some specimens conflicts with those simplifications.
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