J Austral Math Soc Ser B 32 pp284--295, 1991.

A pair of arbitrarily-oriented coplanar cracks in an anisotropic elastic slab

W. T. Ang

(Received 23 August 1989; revised 15 May 1990)

Abstract

The problem of an anisotropic elastic slab containing two arbitrarily-oriented coplanar cracks in its interior is considered. Using a Fourier integral transform technique, we reduce the problem to a system of simultaneous finite-part singular integral equations which can be solved numerically. Once the integral equations are solved, relevant quantities such as the crack energy can be readily computed. Numerical results for specific examples are obtained.

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W. T. Ang
Engineering Mathematics Section, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Perak, Malaysia.

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