Mode decomposition of three-dimensional mixed-mode cracks via two-state integrals

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

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Singular behaviour at the end of a tensile crack in a hardening material

John W. Hutchinson · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 1968 · 2.9K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +15

Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Cracks on Bimaterial Interfaces: Part I—Small Scale Yielding

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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