Abstract: The framework of fracture mechanics analysis for interface cracks as outlined by Willis (1971) is recast into a form resembling the customary framework for cracks in homogeneous materials. Based ...

Abstract: Stress intensity factors are represented by path independent integrals for linear elastic materials. Two types of representation are given. The first type of integrals are expressed by integration ...

Abstract: A correspondence is established between the problem of an interface crack in mon-oclinic composites and that of an interface crack in isotropic composites. The interface crack considered is ...

Abstract: The dominant stress fields due to a dislocation and/or a body force near the tip of an isotropic or anisotropic notched body are derived. The structures of the neartip stress fields for ...

Abstract: An analysis of antiplane shear interface cracks in a finite anisotropic composite body is presented. The analysis is done by a new complex-variable integral equation formulation based on the ...

Abstract: The problem of a general anisotropic elastic strip under concentrated loads is analyzed. By using the Stroh formalism for anisotropic elasticity in conjunction with the Fourier transform, the ...

Abstract: A new boundary integral equation formulation is presented for two-dimensional linear elasticity problems for isotropic as well as anisotropic solids. The formulation is based on distributions of ...