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The interaction of time harmonic antiplane shear waves with nonplanar cracks embedded in an elastic half-space is studied. Based on the qualitatively similar features of crack and dislocation, with the aid of image method, the problem can be formulated in terms of a system of singular integral equations for the density functions and phase lags of vibrating screw dislocations. The integral equations, with the dominant singular part of Hadamard's type, can be solved by Galerkin's numerical scheme. Resonance vibrations of the layer between the cracks and the free surface are observed, which substantially give rise to high elevation of local stresses. The calculations show that near-field stresses due to scattering by a single crack and two cracks are quite different. The interaction between two cracks is discussed in detail. Furthermore, by assuming one of the crack tips to be nearly in contact with the free surface, the problem can be regarded as the diffraction of elastic waves by edge cracks. Numerical results are presented for the elastodynamic stress intensity factors as a function of the wave number, the incident angle, and the relative position of the cracks and the free surface.
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Huang, J.Y. Elastodynamic analysis of nonplanar cracks in a half-space. Acta Mechanica 115, 67–78 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01187429
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