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Green's function for generalized Hilbert problem for cracks and free surfaces in composite materials
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2011
Abstract
Green's function for a generalized vector Hilbert problem is calculated which can be used to solve the Hilbert problem with any integrable inhomogeneity. The Green's function is obtained by using a complex transform defined by eigenfunctions of the homogeneous Hilbert problem. This method should be particularly convenient for the stress analysis of anisotropic composite materials containing cracks and free surfaces. The method is illustrated by applying it to calculate the stress field in an anisotropic bimaterial composite containing an interfacial crack. It is found that, in agreement with the earlier published work on isotropic composites, the stress field is oscillatory but, except very near the crack tip, the oscillations are negligible. Numerical results are presented for a stress field in a uniformly loaded (shear and compressive) Cu/Ni layered composite containing an interfacial crack as well as cracked homogeneous copper.
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