Abstract: The three-dimensional problem of a multilayered composite containing an arbitrarily oriented crack is considered in this paper. The crack problem is analyzed by the equivalent body force method, ...

Abstract: The three-dimensional problem of contact between a spherical indenter and a multi-layered structure bonded to an elastic half-space is investigated. The layers and half-space are assumed to be ...

Abstract: A three-dimensional fracture analysis is applied to investigate the interaction effects of multiple cracking on the crack growth in contact fatigue and to simulate the process of crack coalescence ...

Abstract: This paper analyzes the response of a transversely isotropic half space subjected to various distributions of normal and tangential contact stresses on its surface. Both the interior displacement ...