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Brittle Failure

Brittle Failure is a mode of slope failure characterized by sudden and localized fracture of geomaterials with minimal plastic deformation, distinguished from ductile failure by its abrupt loss of strength and crack propagation under low strain conditions.

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Analysis of Stresses and Strains Near the End of a Crack Traversing a Plate

G. R. Irwin · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1957 · 5.4K citations

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Mechanics of fold‐and‐thrust belts and accretionary wedges

Daniel M. Davis, John Suppe, F. A. Dahlen · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1983 · 2.6K citations

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Computational modelling of impact damage in brittle materials

Guamán Camacho, M. Ortíz · International Journal of Solids and Structures · 1996 · 2K citations

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Evaluation ofK Ic of brittle solids by the indentation method with low crack-to-indent ratios

Koichi Niihara, R. Morena, D. P. H. Hasselman · Journal of Materials Science Letters · 1982 · 1.9K citations

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Widths of Hydraulic Fractures

T.K. Perkins, L.R. Kern · Journal of Petroleum Technology · 1961 · 1.4K citations

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  1. BR
    Brian R. Lawn

    National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States

    62 publications · 6.1K citations

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  2. JS
    J.F. Shao

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    39 publications · 2.5K citations

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  3. AE
    A.G. Evans

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    28 publications · 5.2K citations

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  4. EM
    E. M. Schulson

    Dartmouth College, United States

    27 publications · 1.9K citations

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  5. QZ
    Qizhi Zhu

    Hohai University, China

    21 publications · 1.3K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    61 h-index

    571 publications

    34.3K citations

  2. National Institute of Standards and Technology

    Gaithersburg, United States

    46 h-index

    141 publications

    12.2K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    44 h-index

    157 publications

    13.4K citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    40 h-index

    130 publications

    9.5K citations

  5. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    38 h-index

    108 publications

    10.5K citations

  6. American Ceramic Society

    Westerville, United States

    34 h-index

    109 publications

    8.3K citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    30 h-index

    114 publications

    10.2K citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    30 h-index

    237 publications

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 134 publications · 20.7K citations

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  2. Journal of the American Ceramic Society

    117 publications · 7.5K citations

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  3. Engineering Fracture Mechanics

    134 publications · 7.1K citations

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  4. International Journal of Solids and Structures

    110 publications · 8.4K citations

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