Splitting of a Strip Consisting of Two Identical Orthotropic Half-Strips with Isotropy Axes Symmetrically Inclined to the Interface

Abstract

An exact analytical solution is obtained for the two-dimensional problem of a strip composed by two half-strips of equal thickness from the same linearly elastic orthotropic material with the main axes of the elasticity tensor symmetrically inclined to the interface and a central semi-infinite crack running along the interface. A self-balanced system of loads is assumed to be applied sufficiently far from the crack tip. For four independent active loading modes, expressions for stress intensity factors are found in the form of combinations of elementary functions or single integrals of combinations of elementary functions depending on three independent parameters.