On crack path stability in a finite body

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

Some basic problems of the mathematical theory of elasticity

Rupen Eksergian · Journal of the Franklin Institute · 1954 · 2.9K citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Physics +14

Slightly curved or kinked cracks

B. Cotterell, J. R. Rice · International Journal of Fracture · 1980 · 1.9K citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering +5

Compression‐induced nonplanar crack extension with application to splitting, exfoliation, and rockburst

Sia Nemat‐Nasser, Hideyuki Horii · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1982 · 851 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Brittle fracture of solids with arbitrary cracks

R. V. Goldstein, R. L. Salganik · International Journal of Fracture · 1974 · 457 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +13