1. Foreword by the Publishers

   EditorialNotes Pages: 461 - 461

2. A note on the interference of two collinear cracks in a cylindrical shell

   • F. Erdogan
   • M. Ratwani

   OriginalPaper Pages: 463 - 465

3. Kinetic theory approach to fatigue crack propagation in terms of dislocation dynamics

   • T. Yokobori
   • M. Yoshida

   OriginalPaper Pages: 467 - 470

4. Brittle crack propagation in gas filled pipelines—A model study using thin walled unplasticised PVC pipe

   • R. W. E. Shannon
   • A. A. Wells

   OriginalPaper Pages: 471 - 486

5. A stiffness derivative finite element technique for determination of crack tip stress intensity factors

   • D. M. Parks

   OriginalPaper Pages: 487 - 502

6. A note on the fracture conditions of superplastic alloys

   • A. S. Krausz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 503 - 506

7. Brittle fracture of solids with arbitrary cracks

   • R. V. Gol'dstein
   • R. L. Salganik

   OriginalPaper Pages: 507 - 523

8. Brittle fracture in compression

   • E. Z. Lajtai

   OriginalPaper Pages: 525 - 536

9. The fracture of spherical shells under pressure and circular tubes with angled cracks in torsion

   • P. D. Ewing
   • J. G. Williams

   OriginalPaper Pages: 537 - 544

10. A note on the influence of dwell time on low-cycle fatigue

    • K. T. Rie
    • H. P. Stüwe

    OriginalPaper Pages: 545 - 548

11. The modified Dugdale-Barenblatt model adapted to various fracture configurations in metals

    • P. S. Theocaris
    • E. E. Gdoutos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 549 - 564

12. Mixed mode stress field effect in adhesive fracture

    • G. P. Anderson
    • K. L. Devries
    • M. L. Williams

    OriginalPaper Pages: 565 - 583

13. Forthcoming papers

    Legacy Pages: 584 - 584

14. Fatigue crack growth with negative R ratio following tensile overloads

    • R. I. Stephens
    • G. W. McBurney
    • L. J. Oliphant

    OriginalPaper Pages: 587 - 589

15. Future path prediction

    • J. Coughlan
    • B. I. G. Barr

    OriginalPaper Pages: 590 - 592

16. Stress intensity factors of cracks emanating from semi-elliptical side notches in plates

    • Y. Yamamoto
    • Y. Sumi
    • K. Ao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 593 - 595

17. A two dimensional analysis of crack propagation and arrest in DCB

    • M. Shmuely

    OriginalPaper Pages: 596 - 598

18. Some calculations of the energy-release rate G for cracks in micropolar and couple-stress elastic media

    • C. Atkinson
    • F. G. Leppington

    OriginalPaper Pages: 599 - 602

19. Application of quadratic isoparametric finite elements in linear fracture mechanics

    • Roshdy S. Barsoum

    OriginalPaper Pages: 603 - 605

20. The development of a damage zone at the tip of a crack in glass fiber reinforced polyester resin

    • S. Gaggar
    • L. J. Broutman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 606 - 608

21. Fatigue crack growth under biaxial loading

    • Keiji Ogura
    • Kiyotsugu Ohji
    • Yoshiji Ohkubo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 609 - 610

22. Yield zones in polycarbonate DCB testpieces

    • Y. W. Mai

    OriginalPaper Pages: 611 - 613

23. Quantitative estimation of retardation in fatigue crack growth

    • Olajire A. Adetifa
    • C. Byre Gowda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 614 - 616

24. A note on the effect of a poisson ratio inhomogeneity on the stress field in a cracked medium

    • O. D. George

    OriginalPaper Pages: 617 - 619

25. Some applications of elastic-plastic analysis to fracture mechanics

    • D. J. Hayes

    Thesis distribtuion Pages: 620 - 620

26. Elastic-plastic fracture analysis and design using the finite element method

    • J. D. G. Sumpter

    OriginalPaper Pages: 620 - 621

27. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 622 - 622