New crack initiation model for open-flawed rock masses under compression–shear stress

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

G. R. Irwin · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1957 · 5.4K citations

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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

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The failure of brittle solids containing small cracks under compressive stress states

Michael F. Ashby, S. D. Hallam · Acta Metallurgica · 1986 · 1K citations

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Compression‐induced microcrack growth in brittle solids: Axial splitting and shear failure

Hideyuki Horii, Sia Nemat‐Nasser · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1985 · 957 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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