crack arrester

crack arrester

[′krak ə′res·tər]
(naval architecture)
On a ship, a plate riveted over another plate where the latter has a crack or a stressed area where a crack might begin.
A hole or slot formed at the end of a crack to keep it from spreading, or in a stressed area to prevent a crack from beginning.
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A stable fracture process occurred when a crack arrester established.
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Positive interaction of industrial and recycled steel fibres in fibre reinforced concrete
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