Abstract
The direction of initial crack growth of two interacting cracks in solids with rectilinear preferred directions is predicted by using the strain energy density theory. The minimum local strain energy density factors are presented; they correspond to the directions along which the material elements attain maximum dilatation and hence are assumed to coincide with the direction of crack initiation. Numerical results are obtained for different crack systems and presented in graphical forms.
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