Extension of a composite plane with a thin elastic inclusion emerging orthogonally on a straight material interfacial line (Q915521)

A problem of plane elasticity theory concerning the extension of a composite plane with a thin finite elastic inclusion emerging orthogonally on a straight material interfacial line is solved. The results of a numerical solution of the singular integral equation of this problem are represented for the stress intensity factors and the shear stresses on the axial line of the inclusion. Solutions of the corresponding problems for cracks and an absolutely stiff inclusion follow as special cases from the results obtained.