Fracture-toughness testing of limestone

A Path Independent Integral and the Approximate Analysis of Strain Concentration by Notches and Cracks

J. R. Rice · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1968 · 8.2K citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Crack Tip +18

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

G. R. Irwin · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1957 · 5.3K citations

Engineering, Rapid Fracture, Strain Localization +14

The Theory of Rupture

SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository · 1924 · 595 citations

Crack growth and faulting in cylindrical specimens of chelmsford granite

Syd S. Peng, A.M. Johnson · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1972 · 477 citations

Fault Geometry, Engineering, Structural Geology +9

On the validity of the ‘Brazilian’ test for brittle materials

C. Fairhurst · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1964 · 442 citations

Materials Science, Engineering, Durability Performance +7