Concepts for bridged cracks in fracture and fatigue

A Path Independent Integral and the Approximate Analysis of Strain Concentration by Notches and Cracks

J. R. Rice · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1968 · 8.3K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Yielding of steel sheets containing slits

D.S. Dugdale · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 1960 · 7.6K citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +9

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

Matrix fracture in fiber-reinforced ceramics

Bernard Budiansky, John W. Hutchinson, A.G. Evans · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 1986 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

The mechanics of matrix cracking in brittle-matrix fiber composites

David B. Marshall, Brian N. Cox, A.G. Evans · Acta Metallurgica · 1985 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +11