Journal
JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS
Volume 48, Issue 6-7, Pages 1107-1131Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(99)00081-2
Keywords
crack propagation; thin films; integral equations
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A two-dimensional model of a film bonded to an elastic substrate is proposed for simulating crack propagation paths in thin elastic films. Specific examples are presented for films subject to equi-biaxial residual tensile stress. Single and multiple crack geometries are considered with a view to elucidating some of the crack patterns which are observed to develop. Tendencies for propagating cracks to remain straight or curve are explored as a consequence of crack interaction. The existence of spiral paths is demonstrated. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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