Abstract

Abstract This paper presents a modified nonlinear Mode II crack model which is shown to satisfy the nonpenetrating crack surface boundary condition for homogeneous isotropic Hookean materials taking into account finite deformations. A recent investigation of the problem by Knowles [1] reveals apparent interpenetration of the crack surfaces which is considered nonphysical and therefore invalid. This observation is confirmed when a general solution based on Knowles's perturbation boundary layer method to characterize the finite deformation effects on Mode II crack-tip fields for the materials is derived. By deducing complete 2nd order solutions of the problem, the Poynting nonlinear effect becomes self-evident at the crack tip and for Hookean materials with v 1 2 there always exists the penetrating phenomenon between upper and lower crack surfaces.

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