1. DETERMINATION OF IMPROVED CRITERIA FOR CRACK PROPAGATION IN THE PRESENCE OF HIGH SURFACE STRESSES Open Access Author: Smith, Katelyn J Title: DETERMINATION OF IMPROVED CRITERIA FOR CRACK PROPAGATION IN THE PRESENCE OF HIGH SURFACE STRESSES Graduate Program: Engineering Mechanics Keywords: stress intensity factorssemielliptical cracksweight functionsurface stressesfinite element analysis File: Download KatelynJSmith_MSThesis.pdf Committee Members: Albert Eliot Segall, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAlbert Eliot Segall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor