Fracture toughness is used to characterize rock resistance to fracturing and it is important in
theoretical research and engineering applications. Mode-I fracture toughness can be …

Shear loading is induced on the surfaces of a crack that is aligned at an arbitrary angle in
relation to the direction of compressive loading. Contact faces may experience relative slip if …

In this work, the steady state problem of multiple Yoffe-type cracks propagating in a
piezoelectric half-plane within the framework of linear electroelasticity under in-plane electro …

In this paper, distributed strain nucleus is presented to compute the modes I/II stress intensity
factors (SIFs) and electric displacement intensity factors (EDIFs) for multiple unequal cracks …

In this paper, the mixed mode fracture problem of multiple parallel cracks in an orthotropic
functionally graded plane under transient dynamic loading is studied. The medium contains …

In this paper, the mixed mode problem for a magneto-electro-elastic (MEE) material
containing multiple cracks under in-plane magneto-electro-mechanical loads is analyzed …

The fracture behavior of a cracked functionally graded piezoelectric plane was investigated
under in-plane mechanical and electrical loading. The electro-elastic properties of the plane …

This paper provides an analytical approach to calculate mixed-mode field intensity factors of
multiple defects in a piezoelectric half-plane. Both the permeable and impermeable …

In this paper, the distributed dislocation technique (DDT) is used to calculate the stress
intensity factors (SIFs) at the tip of several moving cracks which are located at the interface …

In this article, the problem of fracture mechanics in an infinite plane made of piezoelectric
materials with functionally graded properties containing straight cracks with different …