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This lecture covers the analysis of fracture mechanics in materials, including concepts such as stress intensity factor, crack tip plasticity, Weibull model for brittle solids, and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. It also discusses the importance of crack tip plastic zone, energy balance in non-linear elastic specimens, and practical J testing for crack advance detection.