The effect of a circular inclusion on the stresses around a line crack in a sheet under tension

On the Stress Distribution at the Base of a Stationary Crack

M. L. Williams · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1957 · 3.3K citations

Engineering, Fracture Optimization, Mechanical Engineering +18

Stress Distribution in a Nonhomogeneous Elastic Plane With Cracks

Fazil Erdögan · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1963 · 346 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Residual Stress +17

The Bending Stress Distribution at the Base of a Stationary Crack

M. L. Williams · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1961 · 344 citations

Engineering, Strain Localization, Mechanical Behavior +15

The Bending of Plates of Dissimilar Materials With Cracks

G. C. Sih, J. R. Rice · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1964 · 237 citations

Materials Science, Engineering, Strain Localization +15

An axial crack in a pressurized cylindrical shell

E. S. Folias · International Journal of Fracture · 1965 · 194 citations

Engineering, Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering +8