A general treatment of crack tip contour integrals

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

Energy release rate along a three-dimensional crack front in a thermally stressed body

C.F. Shih, Brian J. Moran, Taro Nakamura · International Journal of Fracture · 1986 · 868 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +14

Inelastic Behavior of Solids

M. F. Kanninen, William F. Adler, A. R. Rosenfield et al. · Science · 1970 · 789 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +12

A comparison of methods for calculating energy release rates

F.Z. Li, C.F. Shih, A. Needleman · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 1985 · 720 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Heat Transfer +5

Conservation Laws and Energy-Release Rates

Bernard Budiansky, J. R. Rice · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1973 · 714 citations

Natural Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +17