For almost all solids, shear strength increases with pressure. Empirical forms: [ \tau = \tau_0 + \alpha P ] or more accurately (Steinberg-Cochran-Guinan model): [ G = G_0 \left(1 + \fracG_p'G_0 \fracP\eta^1/3 + \fracG_T'G_0(T - 300)\right) ] where ( \eta = V_0/V ). Thus, the material.
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