An arbitrary oriented crack in the box shell (Q4952503)

Numerical approximations for the stress problem for two half-infinite plates with different thickness joined at right angles and with a crack at the tip of the plate possess a bad convergence. The authors remove this difficulty for thin plates by means of an asymptotic formulation. Using a generalized Mellin-type integral transform, the problem is reduced to a one-dimensonal discontinuous boundary value problem. The authors demonstrate that the corresponding solution can be obtained in terms of Green function, and the boundary conditions on the crack edges can be exactly satisfied. For this purpose, after the inversion of Mellin transform, the authors derive a singular system for the jump of displacement on the crack edges. The original problem is reduced to a vectorial Riemann problem with solutions obtained by quadratures. Using Tauberian theorems, the authors obtain numerical results for stress intensity factors at the crack apex, depending on the angle between the crack and the plate. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1051.47001].