On crack path stability in a layered material

On the Crack Extension in Plates Under Plane Loading and Transverse Shear

F. Erdoğan, G. C. Sih · Journal of Basic Engineering · 1963 · 4.8K citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Fracture normal to a bimaterial interface: Effects of plasticity on crack-tip shielding and amplification

Y. Sugimura, P.G. Lim, C.F. Shih et al. · Acta Metallurgica et Materialia · 1995 · 174 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

Why do cracks avoid each other?

Solveig Melin · International Journal of Fracture · 1983 · 174 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Materials Engineering +7

Stress intensity factor calculations based on a conservation integral

L. B. Freund · International Journal of Solids and Structures · 1978 · 149 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Fluid Dynamics +3

On crack paths

K. B. Broberg · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 1987 · 72 citations