TENSION OF A CLAMPED RECTANGULAR PLATE CONTAINING A CENTRAL CRACK

Using the fundamental solution of a single crack and the Fourier transform solution of an infinite strip, the tension problem of a clamped rectangular plate containing a central crack is reduced to solve a system of singular integral equations. Then, the normal stress on clamped side and the stress intensity factors of the central crack are carried out by means of Gauss-Jacobi integration formulas. The comparison of numerical results is shown in the "table of stress intensity factors".