Abstract: Use of the finite element method to treat two and three-dimensional linear elastic fracture mechanics problems is becoming common place. In general, the behavior of the displacement field in ...

Abstract: Since the previous paper was written (, 1991, “Application of the Finite Element Method to Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics,” Appl. Mech. Rev., 44, pp. 447–461), much progress has been made ...

Abstract: In this paper, the M-integral is extended for calculating intensity factors for cracked piezoelectric ceramics using the exact boundary conditions on the crack faces. The poling direction is ...