Mode Stresses for the Interaction between Straight and Curved Cracks Problem in Plane Elasticity

M. R. Aridi^1*, N. M. A. Nik Long^1,2, Z. K. Eshkuvatov^1,2

¹Institute for Mathematical Research, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
²Department of Mathematics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

DOI: 10.4236/jamp.2014.25028                

Abstract

In this paper, the complex variable function method is used to obtain the hypersingular integral equations for the interaction between straight and curved cracks problem in plane elasticity. The curved length coordinate method and suitable quadrature rule are used to solve the integrals for the unknown function, which are later used to evaluate the stress intensity factor, SIF. Three types of stress modes are presented for the numerical results.

Keywords

Hypersingular Integral Equation, Complex Variable Function Method, Stress Intensity Factor

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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