“…Also, it can be assumed that a failure occurs when the maximum equivalent plastic (MEP) strain at any integration point reaches the maximum equivalent plastic strain at rupture obtained from material tensile tests. As result, the rupture strain can be conservatively considered as unit [29,30]. In the FE model, it was assumed that a failure occurs when the Jintegral (J) at any integration point around crack tip reaches the maximum value of 1.15 J 1c which is equivalent to unite plastic strain.…”