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The title problem is studied by using the explicit asymptetic analysis presented in the accompanying paper. The asymptotic analysis indicates that the very basic problem is a semi-infinite L-shaped crack governed by a single integral equation. This equation is discretized to a system of complex algebraic equations and solved by a standard HARWELL subroutine. It is found that the maximum-energy-release-rate criterion has two branches, one for tensile loads and one for compressive loads. Our numerical results indicate that the maximum energy-release rate is always associated with maximum K 1 and K 2=0, where K 1 and K 2 are the stress-intensity factors at the fractured tip. Thus, the well-known K-G relation valid for crack-parallel propagation also holds for non-crack-parallel propagations. This conclusion is, however, purely numerical.
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Supported by U.S. Army Research Office-Durham under Grant DAAG-29-76-G-0272.
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Wu, C.H. Maximum-energy-release-rate criterion applied to a tension-compression specimen with crack. J Elasticity 8, 235–257 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00130464
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