Abstract: An integral transform solution is developed to reduce the problem of determining the stress-intensity factor of a narrow three-dimensional rectangular crack to the solution of a Fredholm integral ...

Abstract: This study is concerned with the application of Griffith fracture theory to crack propagation induced by thermal means. The stress-strain field around an insulated crack, situated perpendicular ...

Abstract: This technical note presents numerical results to predict the corrosion initiation time of reinforced concrete bridge decks using measured surface chloride accumulation. Based on actual core measurements, the surface ...

Abstract: As a companion problem to that of a flat elliptical crack subject to a uniform tension perpendicular to the crack plane, this paper deals with the case of arbitrary shear loads. Upon ...

Abstract: A solution is given for the problem of an infinite orthotropic solid containing a central crack deformed by the action of suddenly applied stresses to its surfaces. Laplace and Fourier transforms ...

Abstract: This paper treats the axisymmetric problem of a rigid punch in contact with a nonhomogeneous elastic isotropic solid whose modulus of rigidity is a continuous function of the depth while the ...