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Stress intensification due to an edge crack in an anisotropic elastic solid

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Integral transform techniques are used to determine the stress intensity factors of a crack at the edge of an anisotropic elastic half space under generalized plane strain conditions. Numerical results are given for a carbon fibre reinforced epoxy in uniaxial tension.

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  1. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA , 23529, , USA

    J. Tweed & G. Melrose

  2. New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM , 87801, , USA

    G. Kerr

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Tweed, J., Melrose, G. & Kerr, G. Stress intensification due to an edge crack in an anisotropic elastic solid. International Journal of Fracture 106, 47–56 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007694706385

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