Slightly curved or kinked cracks

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

On the Stress Distribution at the Base of a Stationary Crack

M. L. Williams · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1957 · 3.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Civil Engineering, Materials Science +17

Strain-energy-density factor applied to mixed mode crack problems

G. C. Sih · International Journal of Fracture · 1974 · 2.3K citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +13

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

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +17

Some basic problems in fracture mechanics and new concepts

G. C. Sih · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 1973 · 530 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +16