Topic · Fatigue and fracture mechanics
Most cited papers in Fatigue and fracture mechanics
What are the most cited papers in Fatigue and fracture mechanics?
The most cited paper in Fatigue and fracture mechanics is "Influence of partially known parameter on flaw characterization in Eddy Current Testing by using a random walk MCMC method based on metamodeling" (Caifang Cai, Thomas Rodet, Marc Antoine Lambert, 2014), with 12,195 citations. Next come "A Path Independent Integral and the Approximate Analysis of Strain Concentration by Notches and Cracks" (8,399) and "A Critical Analysis of Crack Propagation Laws" (7,114).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 789 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Influence of partially known parameter on flaw characterization in Eddy Current Testing by using a random walk MCMC method based on metamodeling Caifang Cai, Thomas Rodet, Marc Antoine Lambert · Journal of Physics Conference Series | 21 Oct 2014 | 12,195 |
| 2 | A Path Independent Integral and the Approximate Analysis of Strain Concentration by Notches and Cracks JAMES R. RICE · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Jun 1968 | 8,399 |
| 3 | A Critical Analysis of Crack Propagation Laws Paul C. Paris, F. Erdoğan · Journal of Basic Engineering | Dec 1963 | 7,114 |
| 4 | Analysis of crack formation and crack growth in concrete by means of fracture mechanics and finite elements Arne Hillerborg, Mats Modéer, Per-Erik Petersson · Cement and Concrete Research | Nov 1976 | 6,876 |
| 5 | A finite element method for crack growth without remeshing Nicolas Mo�s, John E. Dolbow, Ted Belytschko · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering | 10 Sep 1999 | 6,402 |
| 6 | Analysis of Stresses and Strains Near the End of a Crack Traversing a Plate G. R. Irwin · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Sep 1957 | 5,601 |
| 7 | On the Crack Extension in Plates Under Plane Loading and Transverse Shear F. Erdoğan, G. C. Sih · Journal of Basic Engineering | Dec 1963 | 4,863 |
| 8 | Elastic crack growth in finite elements with minimal remeshing Ted Belytschko, T. Howard Black · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering | 20 Jun 1999 | 4,852 |
| 9 | Mixed Mode Cracking in Layered Materials John Woodside Hutchinson, Zhigang Suo · Advances in applied mechanics | 1991 | 4,014 |
| 10 | Variance based sensitivity analysis of model output. Design and estimator for the total sensitivity index Andrea Saltelli, Paola Annoni, Ivano Azzini et al. · Computer Physics Communications | Oct 2009 | 3,573 |
| 11 | Analysis of the cup-cone fracture in a round tensile bar Viggo Tvergaard, Alan Needleman · Acta Metallurgica | 1984 | 3,507 |
| 12 | On the Stress Distribution at the Base of a Stationary Crack Malcolm L. Williams · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Mar 1957 | 3,403 |
| 13 | A General Theory of Strength for Anisotropic Materials Stephen W. Tsai, Edward M. Wu · Journal of Composite Materials | 1971 | 3,371 |
| 14 | Plane strain deformation near a crack tip in a power-law hardening material JAMES R. RICE, G. F. Rosengren · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | 1968 | 3,187 |
| 15 | Exact and Invariant Second-Moment Code Format A. M. Hasofer, Niels C. Lind · Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division | Feb 1974 | 3,127 |
| 16 | A phase field model for rate-independent crack propagation: Robust algorithmic implementation based on operator splits Christian Miehé, Martina Hofacker, Fabian Welschinger · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering | 8 May 2010 | 3,113 |
| 17 | Singular behaviour at the end of a tensile crack in a hardening material John Woodside Hutchinson · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | 1968 | 2,900 |
| 18 | Universal Elastic Anisotropy Index Shivakumar I. Ranganathan, Martin Ostoja‐Starzewski · Physical Review Letters | Aug 2008 | 2,727 |
| 19 | Numerical simulations of fast crack growth in brittle solids Xiaopeng Xu, Alan Needleman · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | Sep 1994 | 2,410 |
| 20 | Strain-energy-density factor applied to mixed mode crack problems G. C. Sih · International Journal of Fracture | Sep 1974 | 2,302 |
| 21 | A finite element calculation of stress intensity factors by a modified crack closure integral E.F. Rybicki, M. F. Kanninen · Engineering Fracture Mechanics | 1977 | 2,282 |
| 22 | Making best use of model evaluations to compute sensitivity indices Andrea Saltelli · Computer Physics Communications | May 2002 | 2,240 |
| 23 | A Study of the Effects of Cyclic Thermal Stresses on a Ductile Metal L. F. Coffin · Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Aug 1954 | 2,232 |
| 24 | The Significance of Fatigue Crack Closure Wolf Elber | 1971 | 2,008 |
| 25 | Elastic Fracture Mechanics Concepts for Interfacial Cracks JAMES R. RICE · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Mar 1988 | 1,973 |
| 26 | Metal Fatigue in Engineering (1980) H. O. Fuchs, R. I. Stephens, Hector Saunders · Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology | Oct 1981 | 1,939 |
| 27 | The Variational Approach to Fracture Blaise Bourdin, Gilles A. Francfort, Jean‐Jacques Marigo · Journal of Elasticity | 14 Mar 2008 | 1,899 |
| 28 | A CRITICAL PLANE APPROACH TO MULTIAXIAL FATIGUE DAMAGE INCLUDING OUT‐OF‐PHASE LOADING Ali Fatemi, Darrell F. SOCIE · Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures | Mar 1988 | 1,892 |
| 29 | Slightly curved or kinked cracks Benjamin M. Cotterell, JAMES R. RICE · International Journal of Fracture | Apr 1980 | 1,874 |
| 30 | An empirical stress-intensity factor equation for the surface crack James C. Newman, Ivatury S. Raju · Engineering Fracture Mechanics | 1981 | 1,861 |
| 31 | A new model of metal plasticity and fracture with pressure and Lode dependence Yuanli Bai, Tomasz Wierzbicki · International Journal of Plasticity | 26 Oct 2007 | 1,804 |
| 32 | Constitutive equations for cyclic plasticity and cyclic viscoplasticity J.L. Chaboche · International Journal of Plasticity | 1989 | 1,797 |
| 33 | A Quantitative Model-Independent Method for Global Sensitivity Analysis of Model Output Andrea Saltelli, Stefano Tarantola, Karen Chan · Technometrics | Feb 1999 | 1,776 |
| 34 | The relation between crack growth resistance and fracture process parameters in elastic-plastic solids Viggo Tvergaard, John Woodside Hutchinson · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | Aug 1992 | 1,704 |
| 35 | Regularized formulation of the variational brittle fracture with unilateral contact: Numerical experiments Hanen Amor, Jean‐Jacques Marigo, Corrado Maurini · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | 5 May 2009 | 1,676 |
| 36 | Residual stress. Part 1 – Measurement techniques Philip John Withers, H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia · Materials Science and Technology | Apr 2001 | 1,622 |
| 37 | Dislocation nucleation from a crack tip: An analysis based on the Peierls concept JAMES R. RICE · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | 1992 | 1,592 |
| 38 | On the relationship between critical tensile stress and fracture toughness in mild steel Robert O. Ritchie, J. F. Knott, JAMES R. RICE · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | Nov 1973 | 1,553 |
| 39 | The elastic and ultimate properties of compact bone tissue Donald T. Reilly, Albert H. Burstein · Journal of Biomechanics | 1975 | 1,526 |
| 40 | Virtual crack closure technique: History, approach, and applications Ronald Krueger · Applied Mechanics Reviews | Mar 2004 | 1,510 |
| 41 | On the use of isoparametric finite elements in linear fracture mechanics Roshdy S. Barsoum · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering | 1976 | 1,507 |
| 42 | Crack deflection processes—I. Theory K. T. Faber, Anthony Glyn Evans · Acta Metallurgica | Apr 1983 | 1,450 |
| 43 | The stresses around a fault or crack in dissimilar media Malcolm L. Williams · Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America | Apr 1959 | 1,428 |
| 44 | Mechanics of Brittle Fracture Genady P. Cherepanov, A. L. Peabody, Roland deWit et al. · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Dec 1982 | 1,415 |
| 45 | Crack deflection at an interface between dissimilar elastic materials Mingyuan He, John Woodside Hutchinson · International Journal of Solids and Structures | 1989 | 1,397 |
| 46 | Strain- and stress-based continuum damage models—I. Formulation J.C. Simo, Jiann-Wen Woody Ju · International Journal of Solids and Structures | 1987 | 1,362 |
| 47 | On cracks in rectilinearly anisotropic bodies G. C. Sih, Paul C. Paris, G. R. Irwin · International Journal of Fracture | Sep 1965 | 1,356 |
| 48 | A survey of the application of gamma processes in maintenance Jan M. van Noortwijk · Reliability Engineering & System Safety | 24 Mar 2007 | 1,351 |
| 49 | Fatigue: A complex subject—Some simple approximations S. S. Manson · Experimental Mechanics | Jul 1965 | 1,333 |
| 50 | Cumulative fatigue damage and life prediction theories: a survey of the state of the art for homogeneous materials Ali Fatemi, Lintao Yang · International Journal of Fatigue | 1998 | 1,310 |
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