Crack kinking from an initially closed crack

Slightly curved or kinked cracks

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

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Brittle fracture of solids with arbitrary cracks

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

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Crack paths in plane situations—II. Detailed form of the expansion of the stress intensity factors

Michel Amestoy, Jean‐Baptiste Leblond · International Journal of Solids and Structures · 1992 · 247 citations

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Fracture Under Combined Loads by Maximum-Energy-Release-Rate Criterion

Chien‐Hsin Wu · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1978 · 182 citations

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The crack with a kinked tip

B. A. Bilby, G.E. Cardew · International Journal of Fracture · 1975 · 143 citations

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