Certain problems of an arbitrarily oriented stringer in a composite anisotropic plane (Q578983)

The fundamental solution for a composite anisotropic plane is constructed taking defects into account on the line separating the materials. On this basis, a mathematical formulation is given of the contact problem for an arbitrarily oriented stringer located in one of the half-planes, in the form of a singular integral equation with a fixed singularity. The solvability of the equation obtained is proved. The power nature of the behaviour of the solution is clarified (by using the asymptotic properties of Cauchy-type integrals), and the conditions are established for the satisfaction of which the mentioned asymptotic form is strengthened by a logarithmic polynomial. An exact solution is constructed for the problem of a semi-infinite stringer leaving the line of material separation at an arbitrary angle, and an analogous problem for a finite inextensible stringer. It is shown that the asymptotic form of the contact shear stresses at the point of departure does not depend on the elastic properties of the stringer.