TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro T1 - Analytical flaw assessment T2 - Engineering Fracture Mechanics N2 - The paper provides a review on analytical flaw assessment methods with the focus on fracture under monotonic loading and fatigue crack propagation. The first topic comprises linear elastic as well as elastic-plastic fracture mechanics approaches. It essentially follows their historical development. Topics which are separately discussed are reference/Limit loads, the treatment of secondary stresses, strength mismatch, constraint, unstable crack propagation (monotonic R-curve analyses) and statistical aspects. With respect to fatigue crack propagation the analytical treatment of crack closure and constraint and the Determination of the cyclic elastic-plastic crack driving force is discussed. Finally, cyclic Rcurve analyses are briefly addressed. PB - Elsevier KW - Monotonic and cyclic crack driving force KW - Secondary stresses KW - Strength mismatch KW - Constraint KW - Crack closure KW - R-curve analysis PY - 2018 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/44234 AN - OPUS4-44234 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 VL - 187 SP - 316 EP - 367 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany