Abstract
The interaction between a semi-infinite crack and a screw dislocation under antiplane mechanical and in-plane electrical loading in a linear piezoelectric material is studied in the framework of linear elasticity theory. A straight dislocation with the Burgers vector normal to the isotropic basal plane near a semi-infinite crack tip is considered. In addition to having a discontinuous electric potential across the slip plane, the dislocation is subjected to a line-force and a line-charge at the core. The explicit solution for the model is derived by means of complex variable and conformal mapping methods. The classical 1/r singularity is observed for the stress, electric displacement, and electric field at the crack tip. The force on a screw dislocation due to the existence of a semi-infinite crack subjected to external electromechanical loads is calculated. Also, the effect of the screw dislocation with the line-force and line-charge at the core on the crack-tip fields is observed through the field intensity factors and the crack extension force. [S0021-8936(00)01501-4]
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