(1) Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88001, USA;(2) University Paul-Verlaine, Metz (LPMM), Ile du Saulcy BP 80794, 57012 Metz cedex, France
Abstract:
Transversely-isotropic material with an arbitrarily oriented penny-shaped crack is considered. We calculate fourth-rank compliance
contribution tensor of the crack and second-rank crack opening displacement tensor and examine their dependence on crack orientation.
It is shown that this dependence for the crack opening displacement tensor is negligible if transverse isotropy has elliptic
character, i.e. if material symmetry can be described in terms of a certain second rank tensor.