Communications

Gurney C. Hunt J. ‘Quasistatic crack propagation’, Proc. Roy. Soc., London 1967 A299, 508.

Ngan K. M. Quasistatic crack propagation in elastic structures with non-linear load-displacement relationships at constant crack area Ph.D. Thesis, University of Hong Kong, 1971. (See pp 69–75 for the equivalent load and compliance concept.)

Mai Y. W. ‘On the rate of slow cracking of materials Ph.D. Thesis, University of Hong Kong, 1972. (See pp 163–169 and pp 203–207 for polynomial surface-fitting of the X-u-A diagrams.)

Owen R. C. Fracture toughness measurement on materials with low yield stress and high toughness M. Ph. Thesis, University of Hong Kong, 1974.

Mai Y. W. ‘On the effect of residual stresses in quasistatic cracking of materials’, Int. J. mech. Sci. (to be published).

Tada H. Paris P. C. Irwin G. The stress analysis of cracks handbook Del Research Corporation, Hellertown, 1973.

Sih G. C. Handbook of stress intensity factors Institute of Fracture and Solid Mechanics, Lehigh University, 1973.

Rooke D. P. Cartwright D. J. A compendium of stress intensity factors H.M.S.O., Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London, 1976.

Kamei A. Yokobori T. ‘Some results on stress intensity factors of the cracks and/or slip bands system’, Report of the Research Institute for Strength and Fracture of Materials 1974 10 (No. 2), 1974.

Gurney C. Mai Y. W. Stability of cracking’, Engng Fract. Mech. 1972 4, 853.

Mai Y. W. Atkins A. G. Caddell R. M. ‘On the stability of cracking in tapered DCB testpieces’, Int. J. Fracture 1975 11, 939.

Gurney C. Ngan K. M. ‘Quasistatic crack propagation in nonlinear structures’, Proc. Roy. Soc., London 1971 A325, 207.

Gurney C. Mai Y. W. Owen R. C. ‘Quasistatic cracking of materials with high fracture toughness and low yield stress’, Proc. Roy. Soc., London 1974 A340, 213.