Multiple crack problems of antiplane elasticity in an infinite body

Twe elementary solutions are presented for case of a pair of normal or tangential concentrated unit forces acting at a point of both edges of a single crack in an infinite plane isotropic elastic medium. Using these two elementary solutions and the principle of superposition, we found that the multiple crack problems can be easily converted into a system of Fredholm integral equations. Finally, the system obtained is solved numerically and the values of the stress intensity factors at the crack tips can be easily calculated. Two numerical examples are given in this paper. A system of Fredholm integral equations is complex form is also presented. We found that the system of Fredholm integral equations can be easily reduced from the system of singular integral equations given by Panasyuk[1]