CRACK TIP SHEAR FIELDS IN A BIMATERIAL SEMI-INFINITE LAYER

James N. Nnadi (Nigeria)

Received April 7, 2008; Revised February 2, 2009

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Keywords and phrases: bimaterial, perfect bonding, shear load, semi-infinite layer, mode III SIF.