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The Westergaard function Z for the concentrated forces P and Q applied at the point x = b (b < a) of a crack AB of length 2a in an infinite plate (Figure la) is
Show that the complex stress intensity factor K = KI − iKII at the tip B of the crack is
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E.E. Gdoutos (1993) Fracture Mechanics — An Introduction, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London.
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Gdoutos, E.E. (2003). Calculation of Stress Intensity Factors by the Westergaard Method. In: Gdoutos, E.E., Rodopoulos, C.A., Yates, J.R. (eds) Problems of Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2774-7_5
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