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This paper presents an approximate three-dimensional analytical solution to the elastic stress field of a penny-shaped crack and a spherical inhomogeneity embedded in an infinite and isotropic matrix. The body is subjected to an uniaxial tension applied at infinity. The inhomogeneity is also isotropic but has different elastic moduli from the matrix. The interaction between the crack and the inhomogeneity is treated by the superposition principle of elasticity theory and Eshelby's equivalent inclusion method. The stress intensity factor at the boundary of the penny-shaped crack and the stress field inside the inhomogeneity are evaluated in the form of a series which involves the ratio of the radii of the spherical inhomogeneity and the crack to the distance between the centers of inhomogeneity and crack. Numerical calculations are carried out and show the variation of the stress intensity factor with the configuration and the elastic properties of the matrix and the inhomogeneity.
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Xiao, Z.M., Pae, K.D. The interaction between a penny-shaped crack and a spherical inhomogeneity in an infinite solid under uniaxial tension. Acta Mechanica 90, 91–104 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01177402
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