Strain-gage methods for measuring the opening-mode stress-intensity factor,K I

Analysis of Stresses and Strains Near the End of a Crack Traversing a Plate

G. R. Irwin · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1957 · 5.4K citations

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Bearing Pressures and Cracks: Bearing Pressures Through a Slightly Waved Surface or Through a Nearly Flat Part of a Cylinder, and Related Problems of Cracks

Harald Westergaard · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1939 · 1.3K citations

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On crack-tip stress state: An experimental evaluation of three-dimensional effects

Ares J. Rosakis, K. Ravi‐Chandar · International Journal of Solids and Structures · 1986 · 248 citations

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Local Yielding Around a Crack Tip in Plexiglas

P. S. Theocaris · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1970 · 227 citations

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A critical re-examination of the westergaard method for solving opening-mode crack problems

R. J. Sanford · Mechanics Research Communications · 1979 · 150 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +11