The effect of T-stress on crack–inclusion interaction under mode I loading

Abstract A closed-form solution has been developed to predict the effect of T -stress on the crack–inclusion interaction. As validated by several numerical examples, the approximate solution has satisfactory accuracy for different inclusion shapes and modulus ratios between inclusion and matrix under different T -stress levels. Thus the role of T -stress in crack–inclusion interaction can be predicted quantitatively.

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