Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volume 19, Number 4, 2005, pages 425-440

DOI: 10.12989/sem.2005.19.4.425

Investigation of the behavior of a crack between two half-planes of functionally graded materials by using the Schmidt method

Zhen-Gong Zhou, Biao Wang and Lin-Zhi Wu

Abstract

In this paper, the behavior of a crack between two half-planes of functionally graded materials subjected to arbitrary tractions is resolved using a somewhat different approach, named the Schmidt method. To make the analysis tractable, it is assumed that the Poisson

Key Words

crack; functionally graded materials; Schmidt method; the dual integral equations.

Address

Zhen-Gong Zhou, Biao Wang and Lin-Zhi Wu<br />P.O. Box 1247, Center for Composite Materials, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, P. R. China