Periodic Cracks in the Neighborhood of the Interface of Two Anisotropic Bodies under Longitudinal Shear

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the periodic cracks in the neighborhood of the interface of two anisotropic bodies under longitudinal shear. The analysis is based on the singular point method. Replacing the cracks with continuous distributions of screw dislocations, we obtain a singular integral equation with Cauchy kernel. Numerical results for he stress intensity factors are plotted in termes of the geometrical parameters of crack arrangement and physical properties of the anisotropic bodies.