Crack in an anisotropic medium

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Authors

  • A.V. Balueva Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
  • S.V. Kuznetsov Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Abstract

A numerical method for the 3D problem of cracks in anisotropic media is developed, based on the variational approach to the crack opening problem. Properties of the pseudo-differential operator of the crack equilibrium problem are considered. Numerical examples are presented.