The edge cracking and spalling of brittle plates

A Statistical Distribution Function of Wide Applicability

Waloddi Weibull · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1951 · 11.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Probability Theory +10

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

THE USE OF THE MELLIN TRANSFORM IN FINDING THE STRESS DISTRIBUTION IN AN INFINITE WEDGE

C. J. Tranter · The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics · 1948 · 115 citations · Full text

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computational Mechanics +8

The essential mechanics of conchoidal flaking

B. Cotterell, Johan Kamminga, F. P. Dickson · International Journal of Fracture · 1985 · 85 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Mechanics +2

The fracture mechanics of flint-knapping and allied processes

J. G. Fonseca, J. D. Eshelby, C. Atkinson · International Journal of Fracture · 1971 · 20 citations

Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Mechanics +13