Brittle fracture propagation in rock under compression

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 and strength of solids

E. Orowan · Reports on Progress in Physics · 1949 · 1.2K citations

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Stresses in a plate due to the presence of cracks and sharp corners

Ce Inglis · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1913 · 1.1K citations

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A note on brittle crack growth in compression

W. F. Brace, E. G. Bombolakis · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1963 · 841 citations

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State of stress in the earth's crust

Tectonophysics · 1964 · 433 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +17