An experimental investigation of crack-path directional stability

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

Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Behavior Of Materials +16

On the Crack Extension in Plates Under Plane Loading and Transverse Shear

F. Erdoğan, G. C. Sih · Journal of Basic Engineering · 1963 · 4.8K citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

On the relationship between critical tensile stress and fracture toughness in mild steel

Robert O. Ritchie, J. F. Knott, J. R. Rice · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 1973 · 1.5K citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +16

Influence of non-singular stress terms and specimen geometry on small-scale yielding at crack tips in elastic-plastic materials

Stefan Larsson, A. J. Carlsson · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 1973 · 841 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +15

Elastic field equations for blunt cracks with reference to stress corrosion cracking

Matthew Creager, Paul C. Paris · International Journal of Fracture · 1967 · 749 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14