Abstract
Stress intensities (energy release rate and stress intensity factors) and T-stresses are obtained in closed form for an interface crack between two elastic layers under general edge loads. The solutions derived are favorably compared with those from the literature.
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Zhang, S. On the Interface Crack Between Two Elastic Layers Under General Edge Loads. International Journal of Fracture 112, 27–32 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022672819432
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022672819432