Failure Mechanisms

· The integration gives:

·In general, a << c so that: N_f ~ {B Δσ^m(m/2 - 1)}^-1 [1/ a^{(m/2 - 1)}]
· For m =4: N_f = 1/{B Δσ⁴ a}
· Also for all values of m: (N_f Δσ^m) = constant.