Reply to Comment on "Roughness of Interfacial Crack Fronts: Stress-Weighted Percolation in the Damage Zone"
Jean Schmittbuhl, Alex Hansen, G. George Batrouni

TL;DR
This paper is a formal reply addressing a comment on a previous study about the roughness of interfacial crack fronts and the associated stress-weighted percolation in the damage zone.
Contribution
It clarifies and defends the original findings on crack front roughness and stress percolation against critiques, reaffirming the validity of the initial model.
Findings
Reaffirms the original model's validity
Addresses specific critiques raised in the comment
Supports the stress-weighted percolation framework
Abstract
This is the reply to a Comment by Alava and Zapperi (cond-mat/0401568) on Schmittbuhl, Hansen and Batrouni, PRL, 90, 045505 (2003).
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