Electronic handbook of fracture: A Java-based boundary element program for fracture analysis of multiple curvilinear cracks in the general anisotropic solids

We have developed a Java-based boundary element program front end, the Electronic Handbook of Fracture (e-Handbook), for fracture analysis of multiple curvilinear cracks in the two-dimensional general anisotropic solids. The e-Handbook provides a graphic user interface for the preparation of the input files, runs a Fortran program for the mixed-mode fracture analysis and displays the stress intensity factors at each crack tip. The e-Handbook is available for free download at http://rci.rutgers.edu/~denda/e-Handbook. The e-Handbook can be used as the electronic handbook of the stress intensity factors for custom two-dimensional crack configurations not available in the existing handbooks.