摘要
Three-dimensional edge cracks are analyzed using the Self-SimilarCrack Expansion (SSCE)method with a boundary integral equationtechnique. The boundary integral equations for surface cracks in ahalf space are presented based on a half space Green'sfunction(Mindlin, 1936). By using the SSCe method, the stressintensity factors are determined by crack-opening displacement overthe crack surface. In discrete boundary integral equations, theregular and singular integrals on the crack sur- face elements areevaluated by an analytical method, and the closed form expressions ofthe integrals are given for subsurface cracks and edge cracks.
Three-dimensional edge cracks are analyzed using the Self-SimilarCrack Expansion (SSCE)method with a boundary integral equationtechnique. The boundary integral equations for surface cracks in ahalf space are presented based on a half space Green'sfunction(Mindlin, 1936). By using the SSCe method, the stressintensity factors are determined by crack-opening displacement overthe crack surface. In discrete boundary integral equations, theregular and singular integrals on the crack sur- face elements areevaluated by an analytical method, and the closed form expressions ofthe integrals are given for subsurface cracks and edge cracks.