Abstract: | The mixed dynamic problem of the theory of elasticity is solved for an isotropic half plane. The dynamic equations are reduced to integration of fourth-degree equations in partial derivatives with constant coefficients, after whose solution, the components of the stress tensor and displacement vector are written in a form similar to that introduced by Lekhnitskii for an anisotropic body. The stress state of a rock mass subjected to rapid face advance in a seam is investigated using the solution obtained. The stress distribution is analyzed numerically. The existence of a critical rate at which the stress increases without restriction is demonstrated.Donetsk. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 21, pp. 56–61, 1990. |