Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Papers
(The median citation count of Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Solutions of crack constraint parameter in 3D models − I: Through curve shape similarity89
Optimization scheme of the precision separation process of the notched bar based on the acoustic emission hit energy angle88
Numerical investigation on the fracture and mechanical behaviors of marble containing two parallel fissures under triaxial compression conditions using FDEM88
Stress intensity factors and T-stress for an edge cracked Brazilian disk specimen under diametrically distributed load76
Foreword – Special issue on Notch Mechanics74
Numerical & experimental assessment of mixed-modes (I/II) fracture of PMMA/hydroxyapatite nanocomposite73
Mode II fracture properties of parallel neosinocalamus affinis bamboo strand lumber65
Investigation of the compression-shear fracture characteristics of flaw-filled sandstone under confining pressure65
Comparative analysis of the effects of aggregates and fibres on the fracture performance of lightweight aggregate concrete based on types I and II fracture test methods64
Relevance of displacement softening model in discrete element method to investigate structural and grain size scaling effect59
A comparison between FEM predictions and DIC results of crack tip displacement field in CT specimens made of titanium58
Effects of adhesive layer thickness on the fracture properties of a concrete-epoxy resin interface58
Study on fracture characteristics of 3D-ILC brittle solids under high-temperature loading in three-point bending57
Computations of J-integral and T*-integral in elastic–plastic fracture by the quadrature element method57
Effect of prefabricated flaw angle on the mechanical properties and failure characteristics of stratified cemented tailings backfill53
Sustainable crumb rubber modified asphalt mixtures based on low-temperature crack propagation characteristics using the response surface methodology52
Experimental investigation on mechanical properties and failure mechanism of rock-like specimens containing an arc-shaped ice-filled flaw under uniaxial compression52
A mixed phase-field fracture model for crack propagation in punctured EPDM strips52
Isogeometric boundary element method for isotropic damage elastic mechanical problems52
Mixed mode fracture of polyolefin fibre reinforced concrete50
Fracture toughness evolution and failure mechanisms of two-dimensional SiCf/SiC composites at temperatures up to 1500 °C in air50
Mechanical behavior and fracture mechanism of red-bed mudstone under varied dry-wet cycling and prefabricated fracture planes with different loading angles49
Cohesive element-based chemo-thermo-mechanical multi-field coupled cracking simulation of early-age concrete49
Investigation on the interaction evolution and growth behavior of multiple cracks under fatigue loading49
Ultra-low cycle fatigue (ULCF) in fibre-reinforced concrete beams48
The influence of SC-CO2 on the shales’ fracture behavior described by using ultra-fast time resolution method and the damage fracture constitutive model: A case study of the Cretaceous Qingshankou for47
Evolution of acoustic emission activity throughout fine recycled aggregate earth concrete under compressive tests46
On crack tip localisation in quasi-statically loaded, adhesively bonded double cantilever beam specimens by acoustic emission45
Influence of load ratio on fatigue life assessment of AZ31B magnesium alloy under different temperatures45
Crack initiation and slow growth in soda-lime glass from a self-healed crack45
A displacement-spatial co-adaptive strategy for the meshfree simulation of brittle phase-field fracture44
Crack propagation and strength characteristic of sandstone with structural defects under extensive true triaxial tests by using DEM simulation44
Influence of chopped basalt fibers on the fracture performance of concrete subjected to calcium leaching43
Experimental study on compression characteristics of fractured soft rock and its Mohr-Coulomb criterion43
Photoelastic analysis of crack terminating at an arbitrary angle to the bimaterial interface under four point bending43
Predicting sulfide stress cracking in a sour environment: A phase-field finite element study43
Support vector regression-assisted finite element method for mode I-II fatigue crack growth path prediction42
Study on the static critical stress intensity factors of sandstone in a water environment based on semicircular bending specimens41
Fracture mechanics analysis of bimaterial interface cracks using an enriched method of fundamental solutions: Theory and MATLAB code41
Mechanical behavior of anchored rock with an infilled joint under uniaxial loading revealed by AE and DIC monitoring41
Experimental investigation on open-hole CFRP laminate under combined loading using acoustic emission and digital image correlation41
Research on the mechanism and dip angle effect of grouting reinforcement for fractured rock mass with expansive slurry41
Experimental study on anchorage mechanical effect of rock bolts on cross-jointed rock mass using DIC and AE40
Experimental investigation of the coupled effects of bedding planes and flaws on fracture evolution of soft bedded rocks based on 3D printing and DIC technologies40
Damage assessment for steel structures subjected to cyclic pre-strain Part2: SEM in-situ observations clarifying the effect of stress state on damage evolution during plastic deformation40
Mixed Class I/Class II post-peak curves of mortar models of rock samples39
Experimental and numerical estimation of complex stress intensity factor for the completely debonded anti-crack embedded into a weak matrix using domain integral method39
Foreword to ‘Special issue on small scale specimen testing’39
Experimental and numerical investigation of the fracture behavior in granite specimens with two co-planar side flaws under biaxial loading38
Characterization of eccentric internal crack expansion in brittle materials at low temperature38
Assessment of macroscopically inhomogeneous fracture toughness data sets using the simplified and multimodal master curve methods38
Determination of fatigue crack growth in the near-threshold regime using small-scale specimens38
Experimental study on the energy evolution law during crack propagation of cracked rock mass under impact loads38
Effect of external magnetic field on electric current-induced fracture of notched thin metallic conductors: Part 1 – Low magnetic fields38
An FFT-based homogenization scheme for cohesive zones with an application to adhesives and the core material of thin metal sandwich plates38
Development of a design method for the fracture performance of steel fiber-reinforced concrete by considering steel fiber characteristics and aggregate gradation37
Fracture toughness and fatigue crack growth in DMLS Co-Cr-Mo alloy: Unraveling the role of scanning strategies37
The coupling effects of strain gradient and damage on Mode I crack tip stress fields37
A coupling algorithm of ordinary and non-ordinary state-based peridynamic models for fracture analysis in brittle and ductile materials37
Dynamic compressive micro-macro fracture mechanism with the water-saturated strengthening and weakening effect in brittle rocks37
Stress evolution in rocks around tunnel under uniaxial loading: Insights from PFC3D-GBM modelling and force chain analysis36
A novel atomic J-integral concept beyond conventional fracture mechanics36
Shear fracture behavior and damage constitutive model of rock joints considering the effect of pre-peak cyclic loading36
Probabilistic fatigue life prediction of small sample properties notched specimens under multiaxial loading36
Determination of approximate point load weight functions and fatigue crack growth analysis for U-rib-to-deck joints36
Enhancement fracture behavior of sustainable cementitious composites using synergy between fly ash (FA) and nanosilica (NS) in the assessment based on digital image processing procedure35
Fatigue life prediction of AA2524 thin plate strengthened using compound laser heating and laser shot peening method35
Evaluation of existing and introduction of new incremental crack propagation approaches in FEM35
Modelling of cracks with frictional contact based on peridynamics35
Identification of crack initiation and damage thresholds in sandstone using 3D digital image correlation35
Corrigendum to “Numerical investigation of the effects of the micro-parameters of the transgranular contact on the mechanical response of granite” [Theoret. Appl. Fract. Mech. 118 (2022) 103259]34
A novel super symplectic analytical singular element for crack propagation along a bimaterial interface34
Determining Norton creep properties from small punch creep tests by using the representative stress–strain method and inverse approach34
Quantitative investigation of crack propagation and fracture mechanism of fissured granite from the mesoscopic perspective34
Retraction notice to “Effects of tensile overload on fatigue crack growth in AM60 magnesium alloys” [Theor. Appl. Fract. Mech. 122 (2022) 103573]34
Weak interface-induced repeated kinking of a central crack in a brittle multilayered plate under remote shear loading34
Mixed mode (I&III) fracture behavior of cement emulsified asphalt mortar under freeze and thaw cycles34
Extended Voronoi cell finite element methods for fracture analysis of composites33
Determining singular and non-singular Williams’ expansion terms from full-field measurements: Consideration of structural effects on fracture behavior33
Effect of micro-hole shape and arrangement on the impact properties of three-dimensional isotropic brittle structures33
Fracture and structural performance of adhesively bonded 3D-printed PETG single lap joints under different printing parameters33
Bayesian analysis of acoustic emission data for prediction of fatigue crack growth in concrete32
A local stress criterion to assess the effects of hydrogen embrittlement on the fracture strength of notched tensile specimens32
Quasi-brittle fracture analysis of large and small wedge splitting concrete specimens with size from 150 mm to 2 m and aggregates from 10 to 100 mm32
Mode I and mode II stress intensity factors and dislocation density behaviour in strain gradient plasticity32
A new method for predicting multi-crack fracture mechanism in the finite plate of red sandstone32
An analytical model for determining realistic tensile strength and fracture toughness of fired clay bricks32
Experimental studies on the extent of 3D and 2D stress–strain states at sharp V-notches32
Influence of arch shaped notch angle, length and opening on the failure mechanism of rock like material and acoustic emission properties: Experimental test and numerical simulation32
Analysis of mixed-mode Compact-Tension-Shear (CTS) specimens with slanted propagating cracks32
Experimental study on seepage-stress coupling failure characteristics and fracture fractal characteristics of cemented gangue-fly ash backfill with defects32
A general framework for decomposing the phase field fracture driving force, particularised to a Drucker–Prager failure surface31
Evaluation of the structural integrity of solid rocket propellant by means of the viscoelastic fracture mechanics approach at low and medium strain rates31
Fatigue life prediction of welded joints at sub-zero temperatures using modified Paris–Erdogan parameters31
Modeling crack propagation in heterogeneous granite using grain-based phase field method31
Investigating failure modes and Micro-Crack classification in Mao phyllite under notched Semi-Circular bend testing30
Influence of distinct testing methods on the mode-I fracture toughness of Longmaxi shale30
Critical and subcritical cracking of high-strength wires obtained by cold-drawing of pearlitic and duplex stainless steels30
Analysis of fracture process zone of coral reef limestone under dynamic impact30
Investigation on stress intensity factor and fracture characteristics of SCB sandstone containing prefabricated cracks30
Effect of confining pressure on shear fracture behavior and surface morphology of granite by the short core in compression test30
Loading rate dependence of staged damage behaviors of granite under uniaxial compression: Insights from acoustic emission characteristics30
Experimental analysis of influence of pouring interval on fracture performance of concrete structures with cold joints30
Surface fatigue characterization and its enhancement by the engineered ultrasonic rolling process for 300 M ultrahigh strength steel30
Fracture analysis of seawater sea-sand recycled aggregate concrete beams: Experimental study and analytical model29
Influence of hot-spot on crack path and lifetime estimation of fretting-affected steel components29
Dynamic mechanical properties and failure mechanisms of rock-like materials containing main and auxiliary holes with various arrangement inclinations and spacing ratios29
Mechanical behaviors and failure mechanism of flawed sandstone containing infillings under freeze-thaw cycles and uniaxial compression29
Mechanical aspects of semi-circular sandstone fractured specimens with U-notch in the presence of various bedding angles29
A new small punch test method to predict tensile properties of steels: Representative stress–strain method29
Effect of loading rate on mode I fracture behavior of red sandstone: Insights from AE and DIC techniques29
Investigations on the fracture mechanisms of Z-shaped fissured rock-like specimens29
Evaluation of effect of spheroidization heat treatment on mechanical properties via small punch test29
The influence of impacting orientations and tunnel filled on the fracture characteristic of crack28
Verification of stress transfer mechanism in fatigue crack growth under overload28
RETRACTED: Effects of tensile overload on fatigue crack growth in AM60 magnesium alloys28
Mechanical and failure characteristics of flawed granite after high-temperature cycling: An experimental study using biaxial compression28
Mean stress effect on crack propagation threshold at high stress ratios28
Investigation of stress-wave-induced crack penetration behavior at the rock-Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) interface28
Mechanism in strength enhancement and fracture mode change of oscillating laser-arc hybrid fillet welding of Al alloy28
Mechanical behaviour of weakly filled granite and a unified evaluation method for macro-fine-micro multi-scale fracture characteristics28
Numerical analysis for characterizing hydrogen embrittlement behaviors induced in STS316L stainless steel using an in-situ small-punch test27
A comparison of domain integral and multi-parameter methods for the strain intensity factor estimation of rigid line inclusion using digital image correlation27
Vibration-induced crack tip flipping: A closer look at an unfamiliar phenomenon in pipeline failure analysis27
A computationally efficient Element Edge point numerical integration scheme in the meshless method framework for solving fracture problems27
Dislocation-based entropy as a criterion for fracture27
Frequency response analysis of edge-cracked magneto-electro-elastic functionally graded plates using extended finite element method27
Investigating the effects of different temperatures on the mixed-mode fracture parameters in adhesively bonded joints considering cohesive zone modeling27
Coherence analysis of the crack strain field in coal rock with borehole-crack composite defects26
Harnessing waste for sustainable construction: A novel synthesizing activators from waste for one-part geopolymer concrete and evaluating its fracture toughness26
EcoBlends’up: PLA/BioPA blends composites, microfibrillated “in situ” through additive manufacturing26
Interference study of double cracks on the inner surface of pipe bends with axial misalignment weld defects26
Effects and optimization of biomimetic laser shock peening on residual fatigue life improvement of aluminum alloy used in aircraft skin26
Study on the influence of hydraulic pressure on the bilinear softening curve of concrete26
Mechanical responses and stress distribution of rock-like specimen containing a spherical defect under uniaxial compression26
Stress intensity factors of elliptical cracks at the weld toe26
Assessment of freezing and thawing cycle (FTC) effects on mixed mode I/III fracture toughness and work of fracture of HMA asphalt mixtures26
Extended wavelet Galerkin method for mixed-mode cracked FGM plate under static and dynamic loads26
A phase-field model of quasi-brittle fracture for pressurized cracks: Application to UO26
Experimental and numerical investigation on mode I fracture properties of bedded rocks26
Effect of interlayer carbon nanotube films on the quasi-static and dynamic mode Ⅰ fracture behavior of laminated composites – An experimental and numerical investigation25
A modified semi-weight function method for SIF calculation of arbitrary inclined interface crack with both single complex-root and double real-root singularities25
An improved photoelastic method for determining stress intensity factors of rock-like material25
An effective free-meshing and linear Step-Wise procedure to predict crack initiation and propagation25
Experimental investigation of mixed mode I-II fracture property of thermally treated granite under dynamic loading25
Fatigue crack propagation performance of Q690 high-strength steel and butt welds25
Dual-horizon peridynamics-based variational damage modeling for complex dynamic fractures25
Effects of initial unloading level on the mechanical, micro failure and energy evolution characteristics of stratified rock mass under triaxial unloading confining pressure25
Nondimensional size dependent fracture model of concrete based on boundary effect theory25
Twin and phase boundaries synergistic effect on multiscale dynamic fracture in Ni-based deformed superalloy25
Evaluation of fracture energy, toughness, brittleness, and fracture process zone properties for lightweight concrete exposed to high temperatures25
Influences of matrix strength and weak planes on fracture response of recycled aggregate concrete24
Gpgpu-parallelized FDEM modelling of mode-I fracturing during the NSCB test under quasi-static and dynamic loading conditions24
Study on dynamic loading characteristics and energy evolution of sandstone with double cracks24
Editorial Board24
Pseudo energy-based crack initiation criterion for asphalt-filler composite system under a fatigue shear load24
Experimental characterization of fracture toughness of X52 pipe steel using CT, SENB, and SENT specimens24
Investigation of plastic and slipping regions at the edge of an adhered complete contact of elastically dissimilar materials24
Fracture testing and estimation of critical loads in a PMMA-based dental material with nonlinear behavior in the presence of notches24
Phase-field ductile fracture analysis of multi-materials and functionally graded composites through numerical and experimental methods24
Study on crack propagation behaviors of three-point bending concrete beams with small span-depth ratios24
Prediction on residual flexural fatigue life of rock-concrete interface based on a deformation-controlled fatigue crack propagation criterion24
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Direct evaluation of stress intensity factors and T-stress for bimaterial interface cracks using the extended isogeometric boundary element method24
A comparative study on characterizing the fracture toughness variations in thick-wall hydrogenation reactor welded joint by spherical indentation tests23
Effects of initial overload on the fatigue crack initiation and growth in notched plates23
Fracturing behavior and damage model of spatial-rotation fissured sandstone: An experimental study on freeze–thaw and fatigue loads coupling23
Analysis of stress intensity factor for a crack emanating from elliptical hole subjected to compressive stress and shear stress23
Preface to the special issue of Theoretical and applied fracture mechanics - fatigue crack growth - multiscale modelling and crack path analysis in engineering materials23
Notch sensitivity on post-cracking behaviour of ultra-high performance fibre-reinforced concrete23
Numerical prediction and experiments for 3D crack propagation in brittle materials based on 3D-generalized maximum tangential strain criterion23
Fatigue performance of Hastelloy X at elevated temperature via small punch fatigue test23
Critical plane based method for multiaxial fatigue analysis of 316 stainless steel23
Geometrical effect of a notch tip on fracture toughness test23
Fracture propagation characteristics of pre-cracked red clay in roadbed filling under three-point bending23
Effects of multiple overloads and high-low sequence loading on the fatigue crack propagation of AZ31B magnesium alloy23
Prediction model of S-N curve under mean stress without fatigue test or with a minimum number of fatigue tests23
Sizing limitations of ultrasonic array images for non-sharp defects and their impact on structural integrity assessments23
Discrete element simulation on failure mechanical behavior of transversely isotropic shale under two kinds of unloading paths23
Multiscale modelling of fracture in graphene sheets23
Weld crack detection in spiral-welded pipes by direct current potential drop method and backpropagation neural network23
Dynamic fracture analysis in nonhomogeneous piezoelectric materials with a new domain-independent interaction integral23
Progressive failure analysis of laminar composites under compression using smeared crack-band damage model and full layerwise theory23
Investigation on the size effect of compacted clay mode I fracture based on NDB specimens23
Determination of mode I fracture toughness of rocks with field fitting and J-integral methods22
Research on the propagation characteristics of multiple cracks in steel bridge joints22
Analysis of tooth root three-dimensional fatigue crack initiation, propagation, and fatigue life for spur gear transmission22
Numerical simulation of frost heaving deformation of fractured rocks considering heat-force coupling22
Degradation response of mode I and mode III fracture resistance of sandstone under wetting–drying cycles with an acidic solution22
Experimental studies on the effect of cyclic thermal shock and cooling methods on the mechanical properties and fracture behavior of prefabricated fissured sandstone22
Study on shear resistance and crack resistance and toughening mechanism of fiber reinforced cement stabilized aeolian sand22
On formulations for modeling pressurized cracks within phase-field methods for fracture22
Prediction of the influence of loading rate and sugarcane leaves concentration on fracture toughness of sugarcane leaves and epoxy composite using artificial intelligence22
New insights into the fracture evolution and instability warning predication for fissure-contained hollow-cylinder granite with different hole diameter under multi-stage cyclic loads22
Influences of the burden on the fracture behaviour of rocks by using electric explosion of wires22
Effect of the Lüders plateau on the relationship between fracture toughness and constraint for pipeline steels22
Investigation of the compression–shear fracture propagation for rocks accounting for confining pressure and crack surface friction21
Investigation on fracture properties and FPZ evolution of concrete/rock bi-material interface after low-level fatigue loading21
Acoustic emission and failure characteristics of cracked rock under freezing-thawing and shearing21
Discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) simulations of crack propagation, branching and coalescence in brittle materials under dynamic loading21
A closed-form solution for thermoelastic stress analysis of perforated asymmetric functionally graded nanocomposite plates21
Experimental study on dynamic mechanical characteristics and fracture behaviors of coal under water–gas-temperature coupling conditions21
Effect of cyclic heating-rapid cooling on fracture behavior of notched semi-circular bend granite21
Fracture toughness resistance curves for a delamination in CFRP MD laminate composites, Part II: Mixed-mode deformation21
Fracture properties of the gold mine tailings-based geopolymer under mode I loading condition through semi-circular bend tests with digital image correlation21
Toughening and toughness degradation of concrete under varying volume fractions of coarse aggregate21
Phase field study of the thermo-electro-mechanical fracture behavior of flexoelectric solids21
Several cracks in a rectangular bar reinforced by a piezoelectric layer subjected to torsion21
Mode I fracture behavior of rubber-modified unsaturated polyester resin concrete under impact loads: The effects of loading rate, rubber content and curing age21
The effects of rock-infill interfacial properties on the compressive damage behaviour of flawed rocks: Results from a DEM study20
Effect of crack size, thickness and span on the transverse mode I fracture characteristics of laminated flattened-bamboo lumber20
A finite similitude approach to fatigue crack growth across the scales20
A novel boundary tracing method without enrichment for modeling cracks and their propagation20
Remaining fatigue life estimation under varying amplitude cyclic loading conditions combining ultrasonic waves and relative strain measurements for aluminum 6061-T6 plates with a notch20
Three-dimensional weight function analyses and stress intensity factors for two unsymmetric surface cracks and surface-corner cracks at a circular hole20
Artificial neural network and YUKI algorithm for notch depth prediction in X70 steel specimens20
Investigation on model-I fracture toughness of sandstone with the structure of typical bedding inclination angles subjected to three-point bending20
Mutual feedback between Mask2former and crack information under dynamic rock fractures20
Reliability-based approach for structural integrity assessment of a bucket wheel excavator20
A numerical failure analysis of nano-filled ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete structures via a moving mesh approach20
Mechanical behaviour and spatial fracture characteristics of granite containing weak inclusions under uniaxial loading revealed by 3D DIC and AE monitoring: The influence of extension length of planar20
Experimental and numerical investigations on rate-dependent fracture behavior of concrete-rock interface20
Influence of uniaxial and equi-biaxial tensile pre-straining on the high cycle and notch fatigue behaviour of AA2024-T4 aluminium alloy20
Prediction of fracture toughness using small specimens based on machine learning20
An improved bond-based peridynamic model with shear bonds for eliminating rigid body rotation20
Quasi-static tensile and fatigue behaviour of a metastable austenitic stainless Cr-Ni-Cu-N steel20
Mechanical behavior of mixed-mode I-II fracture in deep laminated shale based on finite discrete element method20
Determination of notch stress intensity factors for V-notched specimens under mode I loading using the 3D-Digital image correlation and strain energy approach20
Effect of porosity gradient on fracture mechanics of bi-directional FGM structures: Phase field approach20
Experimental and numerical investigation on the mode I and mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide reinforced composites20
An adaptive multi-scale FEM-PD model for failure analysis of materials with interfaces20
Interfacial debonding in a thin plate bonded to a rigid substrate with a circular hole20
Experimental investigation on crack coalescence and strength loss of rock-like materials containing two parallel water-filled flaws under freeze–thaw20
Effect of cork powder concentration and service temperature on strength characteristics and failure modes of tubular adhesively bonded joints20
Nano-scale fracture toughness of fly ash incorporated hydrating cementitious composites using experimental nanoindentation technique20
Effect of temperature on mixed mode I/III fracture behavior of diorite: An experimental investigation20
Comparison between some methods for predicting the fracture of hard rock in three-point bending tests19
Crack propagation behavior and failure prediction of rocks with non-parallel conjugate flaws: Insights from the perspective of acoustic emission and DIC19
Crack propagation velocity and fracture toughness of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene propellants with consideration of a thermo-viscoelastic constitutive model: Experimental and numerical study19
Systematic estimation of η19
Numerical prediction of warm pre-stressing effects for a steam turbine steel19
Investigation of energy-based interlayer debonding of open-graded friction course pavement under mode I fracture test19
Investigation of notch position and fiber ratio on the fracture mode and energy of sfrc beam under the impact load19
Influence of co-deposition modification on mode I and II interlaminar toughness of epoxy laminates interleaved with waste textiles using experimental measurement and finite element technique19
On comparison of fracture toughness of irradiated and thermally aged decommissioned nuclear weld metals with miniature specimen test technique19
Efficient prediction of crack initiation from arbitrary 2D notches19
Operator-derived micropolar peridynamics19
Mixed-mode fracture assessment of largely deformable hyperelastic materials highlighting crack removal phenomenon19
Relationship between local strain energy density and fatigue life of riveted Al-Li alloy plate19
Mechanical and acoustic characteristics of sandstone failure at different immersion heights under tailings water erosion conditions19
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