Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
513511 Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 2007 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this paper, the multiple Zener–Stroh crack problems in anti-plane elasticity are studied. The crack faces are assumed to be traction free, and dislocation distributions on the cracks are chosen as the unknown functions in the solution. The singular integral equations for the problem are obtained. The constraint equations are also derived from the condition of the accumulation of dislocation on the cracks. After solving the integral equations, the stress intensity factors at crack tips can be evaluated immediately. Numerical examples are given. It is found that interactions between the Zener–Stroh cracks are quite different from those for the Griffith cracks, in qualitative and quantitative aspects.

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