Abstract: This paper presents the results of a preliminary analysis of the branching behavior of a horizontal subsurface crack subjected to a moving compressive surface load. The purpose of the analysis ...

Abstract: An analytical expression for the stresses in contacting anisotropic cylinders containing a singularity is derived, including the effects of sliding friction. The solution is obtained using complex ...

Abstract: The two-dimensional problem of a rigid, unbonded plate embedded in an infinite medium with cracks emanating from the edges of the plate is solved with loading conditions approximating those ...

Abstract: A solution is presented to the two-dimensional problem of a rigid indenter sliding with friction on a half plane containing a near-surface imperfection in the form of a circular void or rigid ...

Abstract: A solution is presented for the problem of a crack branching off the interface between two dissimilar anisotropic materials. A Green’s function solution is developed using the complex potentials ...

Abstract: A solution is presented for the problem of a finite length crack branching off the interface between two bonded dissimilar isotropic materials. Results are presented in terms of the ratio of ...