Abstract: With the goal of assessing the accuracy of a widely used approximate method of analyzing bridged matrix cracks, an idealized problem representing a crack bridged by a single fiber is studied ...

Abstract: In classical elasticity, when cracks are modeled with stress-free elliptical holes, stress singularities occur as crack-tip root radii go to zero. This raises the question of when crack-tip ...

Abstract: The fiber micro-indentation push-in test is studied in detail for the case of a Coulomb friction interface law. Using an integral equation method, as well as a finite element method, we ...

Abstract: The stress analysis of dovetail attachments presents some challenges. These challenges stem from the high stress gradients near the edges of contact and from the nonlinearities attending conforming ...