The BEM analysis on bending fracture problem of thin plate

In this paper, based on Betti's reciprocal theorem, a set of boundary integral equations of thin plate with a crack is introduced. These boundary integral equations can be used to solve the bending fracture problem of thin plate. In the analysis process a higher-order singular integral equation will be induced. Using the concept of the Hadamard's principal value the higher-order singular integral can be solved conveniently. By this method we have found the analytical solution of a thin plate with a straight crack under pure bending load and indicated how to use the BEM to analyze the bending and fracture problem for thin plate with a straight crack. At the end of the paper some numerical examples are given. Numerical results show the accuracy and efficiency of the algorithms.