Crack closure load development for surface microcracks in Al 2219-T851

Initiation of fatigue cracks in commercial aluminium alloys and the subsequent propagation of very short cracks

S. Pearson · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 1975 · 513 citations

Materials Science, Engineering, Fatigue +13

A study of crack closure in fatigue

T. T. Shih, Robert P. Wei · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 1974 · 169 citations

Engineering, Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering +8

The relevance of crack closure to fatigue crack propagation

T.C. Lindley, C.E. Richards · Materials Science and Engineering · 1974 · 142 citations

Crack Propagation, Engineering, Mechanics +8

The role of inclusions in fatigue crack initiation in an aluminum alloy

C. Q. Bowles, J. Schijve · International Journal of Fracture · 1973 · 91 citations

Materials Science, Engineering, Fatigue Crack Initiation +11

Fatigue crack closure at positive stresses

N. J. I. Adams · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 1972 · 84 citations

Engineering, Fatigue Crack Closure, Mechanics +9