Two non-elliptical inhomogeneities with internal uniform stresses interacting with a mode-III crack

We use the method of Green's functions to analyze an inverse problem in which we aim to identify the shapes of two non-elliptical elastic inhomogeneities, embedded in an infinite matrix subjected to uniform remote stress, which enclose uniform stress distributions despite their interaction with a finite mode-III crack. The problem is reduced to an equivalent Cauchy singular integral equation, which is solved numerically using the Gauss-Chebyshev integration formula. The shapes of the two inhomogeneities and the corresponding location of the crack can then be determined by identifying a conformal mapping composed in part of a real density function obtained from the solution of the aforementioned singular integral equation. Several examples are given to demonstrate the solution.