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A numerical analysis of cracks emanating from a surface elliptical hole in infinite body in tension

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This paper deals with such a kind of surface crack problem with an approximately same depth, which is called a liked-plane crack problem. Based on the previous investigations on internal rectangular crack and surface rectangular crack in infinite solid in tension and a hybrid displacement discontinuity method (a boundary element method) proposed recently by Yan, a numerical approach for the liked-plane crack problem in hand is presented. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the numerical approach is simple, yet accurate for calculating the SIFs of a liked-plane crack. Specifically, a pair of cracks emanating from a surface elliptical hole in infinite body in tension are investigated in detail.

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Yan, X., Liu, B. A numerical analysis of cracks emanating from a surface elliptical hole in infinite body in tension. Meccanica 46, 263–278 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11012-010-9302-3

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