1. V. Gupta, G. T. Hahn, P. C. Bastias, and C. A. Rubin, “Calculations of the frictional heating of a locomotive wheel attending rolling plus sliding,” Wear, 191, 237–241 (1996).
2. T. L. Andersen, Fracture Mechanics—Fundamentals and Applications, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA (1991).
3. S. T. Rolfe and J. M. Barsoum, Fracture and Fatigue Control in Structures–Applications of Fracture Mechanics, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1977).
4. H. Tada, P. C. Paris, and G. R. Irwin, The Stress Analysis of Cracks Handbook, Del Research Corporation, St. Louis, MO (1987).
5. E. E. Gdoutos, C. A. Rodopoulos, and J. R. Yates, Problems of Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue–A Solution Guide, Kluwer, Dordrecht (2003).