Fracture mechanics analysis of a crack in a residual stress field

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

J. R. Rice · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1968 · 8.3K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Plane strain deformation near a crack tip in a power-law hardening material

J. R. Rice, G. F. Rosengren · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 1968 · 3.2K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

Singular behaviour at the end of a tensile crack in a hardening material

John W. Hutchinson · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 1968 · 2.9K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +15

Energy release rate along a three-dimensional crack front in a thermally stressed body

C.F. Shih, Brian J. Moran, Taro Nakamura · International Journal of Fracture · 1986 · 868 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +14

A comparison of methods for calculating energy release rates

F.Z. Li, C.F. Shih, A. Needleman · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 1985 · 720 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Heat Transfer +5