Abstract
The T-stress near the tips of a crack of cross shape embedded in an isotropic elastic solid is analyzed. The integral transform technique is employed to convert the associated boundary value problem to a system of singular integral equations. According to the stress difference method, T-stresses can be expressed as a sum of an integral involving crack opening displacement (COD) and applied loading at infinity. Obtained results indicate that, in addition to applied loading, T-stresses at the horizontal (vertical) crack tips depend on the COD of the vertical (horizontal) crack surface. COD plays a leading role in determining T-stresses, in particular for a cruciform crack of two crack-arm lengths of the same order. Moreover, T-stresses for a single-crack limiting case can be recovered from the present results as the length of one arm approaches zero. For a biaxial tension of the same magnitude, T-stresses are present for a cruciform crack, but absent for a single crack. Finally, for several cases of interest, T-stresses for a cruciform crack are evaluated and compared with those for a single crack, and the influence of the ratio of two crack-arm lengths b/ a and the COD on the T-stress of a cruciform crack is examined.
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