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The article indicates that engineering design criteria do not provide measures to prevent failures; this is evidenced by the occurrence of many accidents. Fracture prevention criteria should be derived from the principles of fracture mechanics, what should be developed further. However, the current concepts of fracture mechanics, when properly applied, provide an opportunity to ensure the reliability...