1.3. Learning More About Fracture Mechanics

A considerable body of literature exists concerning fracture mechanics. The following list of resources offers a wealth of information but is by no means exhaustive:

  1. Anderson, T. L. Fracture Mechanics -- Fundamentals and Applications. 2nd ed., Boca Raton: CRC, 1994.

  2. Rice, J. R. "A Path Independent Integral and the Approximate Analysis of Strain Concentration by Notched and Cracks." Journal of Applied Mathematics. 35 (1968): 379-386.

  3. Hutchinson, J. W. "Singular Behavior at the End of a Tensile Crack in a Hardening Material." Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 16, 1 (1968): 13-31.

  4. Rice, J. R. and G. F. Rosengren. "Plane Strain Deformation Near a Crack Tip in a Power Law Hardening Material." Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 16 (1968): 1-12.

  5. Shih, C. F., B. Moran, and T. Nakamura. "Energy Release Rate Along a Three-Dimensional Crack Front in a Thermally Stressed Body." International Journal of Fracture. 30, 2 (1986): 79-102.

  6. Rybicki, E.F. and M.F. Kanninen. “A Finite Element Calculation of Stress-Intensity Factors by a Modified Crack Closure Integral.” Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 9 (1977): 931-938.

  7. Benzeggagh, M. and M. Kenane. “Measurement of Mixed-Mode Delamination Fracture Toughness of Unidirectional Glass/Epoxy Composites with Mixed-Mode Bending Apparatus.” Composite Science and Technology. 56 (1996): 439-449.

  8. Reeder, J.R. “A Bilinear Failure Criterion for Mixed-Mode Delamination in Composite Materials.” Testing and Design. ASTM STP 1206. 11 (1993): 303-322.

  9. Reeder, J., S. Kyongchan, P. B. Chunchu, and D. R.. Ambur. Postbuckling and Growth of Delaminations in Composite Plates Subjected to Axial Compression. 43rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures. Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. Denver. 1746 (2002): 10.

  10. Wu, E. M. and R. C. Reuter Jr. Crack Extension in Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics. University of Illinois. T/AM Report. 275 (1965).

  11. Krueger, R. The Virtual Crack Closure Technique: History, Approach and Applications. ICASE Report No. 2002-10, 2002.

  12. Toshio, N. and D. M. Parks. "Determination of Elastic T-stress Along Three-Dimensional Crack Fronts Using an Interaction Integral." International Journal of Solids and Structures . 29, 13 (1992): 1597-1611.

  13. Zhao, L. G., J. Tong, and J. Byrne. "Stress-Intensity Factor K and the Elastic T-stress for Corner Cracks." International Journal of Fracture. 109, 2 (2001): 209-225.

  14. Carlsson, A. J. "Influence of Non-Singular Stress Terms and Specimen Geometry on Small-Scale Yielding at Crack Tips in Elastic-Plastic Materials." Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 21, 4 (1973): 263-277.

  15. Hackett, E. M. and K. H. Schwalbe. "Constraint Effects in Fracture." ASTM International -- Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture. 1171 (1993).

  16. Cotterell, B. and J. Rice. "Slightly Curved or Kinked Cracks." International Journal of Fracture. 16, 2 (1980): 155-169.

  17. Eshelby, J. D. “The Determination of the Elastic Field of an Ellipsoidal Inclusion and Related Problems.” Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 241, 1226 (1957): 376-396.

  18. Braun, M. (1997). “Configurational forces induced by finite-element discretization.” Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Physics and Mathematics. 35 (1997): 379-386.

  19. Näser, B., M. Kaliske and R. Müller. "Material Forces for Inelastic Models at Large Strains: Application to Fracture Mechanics." Computational Mechanics. 40, 6 (2007): 1005-1013.

  20. Riedel, H. "Tensile Cracks In Creeping Solids." Fracture Mechanics: Twelfth Conference. ASTM STP 700 (1980): 112-130.

  21. Riedel, H. "Creep Deformation at Crack Tips in Elastic-viscoplastic Solids." J. Mech. Phys. Solids. 29 (1981): 35-49.