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The region beyond the rupture zone associated with crater formation resulting from an explosion in which there is no visible rupture, but in which the soil is permanently deformed and compressed to a high density. See also rupture zone.

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rupture zone			Here, the plastic zone appears as a, so-called, "stress-whitened zone". The effects of frequency on fatigue threshold and crack propagation ... by Samat, Noorasikin; Burford, Robert; Whittle, Alan; Hoffman, Mark / Polymer Engineering and Science In contrast, as the maximum dimensions of the plastic zone are expected to be controlled by [K. The use of crack layer theory to predict the lifetime of the fatigue ... by Choi, Byoung-Ho; Balika, Werner; Chudnovsky, Alexander; Pinter, Gerald; Lang, Reinhold W. / Polymer Engineering and Science It is also observed that the depth of the subsurface plastic zone for epoxy/CSR is noticeably larger than that of epoxy/ZrP. Scratch behavior of epoxy nanocomposites containing [alpha]-zirconium ... by Moghbelli, Ehsan; Sun, Luyi; Jiang, Han; Boo, Woong J.; Sue, Hung-Jue / Polymer Engineering and Science			plastering trowel Plasterly plasterwork Plastery plastic plastic art plastic bag plastic bomb plastic bullet Plastic clay Plastic element plastic explosive Plastic exudation plastic film Plastic foods Plastic force plastic laminate plastic money Plastic operation plastic range plastic spray packaging plastic strain plastic surgeon plastic surgery plastic wrap plastic zone Plastical Plastically plasticine Plasticine® plasticise plasticiser plasticism plasticity plasticize plasticizer plasticky plastics industry plastid Plastidozoa Plastidule Plastin plastinate plastination plastique Plastography plastometer plastometry plastron plat plat du jour			Plastic Surgery Clinic Plastic Surgery Company, Inc. Plastic Surgery Education Campaign Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Plastic Surgery Information Service Plastic Surgery Institute Plastic Surgery Links Collection Plastic Surgery Products Plastic Surgery/Burn Unit Plastic Surgical & Burns Anaesthetists Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board, Inc. plastic tooth plastic tooth plastic tooth plastic tooth plastic toy poisoning plastic toy poisoning plastic toy poisoning plastic toy poisoning Plastic Twist-Off Cap plastic vinyl sheeting plastic vinyl sheeting plastic vinyl sheeting plastic vinyl sheeting plastic viscosity Plastic Waste Management Institute Plastic Waste Processor Plastic wood plastic wrap Plastic yield plastic zone Plastic, Cosmetic, and Reconstructive Surgery Plastical plastically plastically plastically plastically plasticate Plasticene Plasticene Plasticine Plasticine Plasticine® plasticisation plasticisation plasticise plasticise plasticised plasticised plasticiser plasticiser plasticisers plasticisers plasticises plasticises plasticising plasticising plasticism plasticity plasticity plasticity

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