On the relationship between disbond growth and the release of strain energy

VI. The phenomena of rupture and flow in solids

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A Critical Analysis of Crack Propagation Laws

Paul C. Paris, F. Erdoğan · Journal of Basic Engineering · 1963 · 6.8K citations

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

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Bearing Pressures and Cracks: Bearing Pressures Through a Slightly Waved Surface or Through a Nearly Flat Part of a Cylinder, and Related Problems of Cracks

Harald Westergaard · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1939 · 1.3K citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bearing Pressures +19

A rational analytic theory of fatigue

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Rational Analytic Theory, Theoretical Analysis, Mathematical Modelling