Joint deformation of a circular inclusion and a matrix

An elastic infinite plane containing a circular inclusion with given jumps of tractions and displacements along the interface and nonzero conditions at infinity is considered. Explicit expressions are derived for the Goursat-Kolosov complex potentials of this problem. The solution constructed can be used to examine various circular interfacial defects, including interfacial cracks and rigid parts of the interface. The problem under consideration is fundamental for the superposition method, which solves many problems in which a circular region is an element of a polyphase elastic medium. In such cases, the well-posedness of the problem, which depends on the interrelation between the jumps of tractions and displacements, follows from the very superposition method. The application techniques of this method are demonstrated for singular problems on the action of a point force and an edge dislocation located inside an inclusion or in the matrix. Computational results for the tractions arising at the interface under the action of a point force concentrated in the inclusion are given.