The limitations of the model of a crack along the interface of an inclusion in an elastic matrix (Q1196545)

The two-dimensional problem of an arc-shaped crack lying along the interface of a fixed circular rigid inclusion embedded in an elastic matrix is considered. The assumption that the inclusion is rigid provides the same mathematical behavior of an oscillatory singularity at the crack tips as if an elastic inclusion had been assumed, but in a simpler mathematical problem. In contrast to previous studies, which determine only the radial displacement of the crack faces, a simple closed-form formula for the entire displacement throughout the elastic matrix is determined for a far-field biaxial load with an infinitesimal rigid rotation.