Stress concentration at irregular surfaces of anisotropic half-spaces (Q1814902)

An analytical method is presented to derive the stresses in anisotropic half-spaces with smooth and irregular surface morphologies. The half-spaces can be subjected to body forces, surface tractions, and uniform far-field stresses. The general solution is expressed in terms of three analytic functions using the analytic function method of anisotropic elasticity. These three functions are then determined using a numerical conformal mapping technique and an integral equation method. Numerical examples are presented for the stress concentration at irregular surfaces induced by a uniform far-field horizontal stress.