On some thermoelastic problems of interfacial cracks and rigid inclusions in laminates
Abstract
This paper attempts a comparative analysis of some plane thermoelastic problems involving an elastic, microperiodic two-layered composite weakened by two types of interface defects: a Griffith crack and a ribbon-like absolutely rigid inclusion. The study is based on the concepts of a new approximate treatment by using the homogenized model with microlocal parameters. Useful solutions with the standard (non-oscillatory) inverse square-root singularity are obtained, so the stress intensity factors are employed as local failure parameters. As the illustration of final results, a simple example is given.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena
Elasticity and Wave Propagation
Composite Material Mechanics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 237–242
- Publication date
- 26 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter