Edge dislocations near a cracked sliding interface

The edge dislocations near a cracked sliding interface were investigated. A continuous distribution of edge dislocations with Burgers vector along the y direction was used to simulate a crack of finite length along the slidin g interface. From the dislocation distribution the stress field in the enti re space was obtained. The stress intensity factors at both crack tips and image force on the edge dislocation were derived. The effects of the disloc ation source and shear modulus ratio on both stress intensity factors and . image force were also studied. Only mode I stress intensity factors at both tips were found in the composite materials with a sliding interface. The e dge dislocations with Burgers vector along the y direction emitted from the crack always shield it to prevent propagation. The above results may reduc e to an edge dislocation near a semi-infinite crack along a sliding interfa ce including a sliding grain boundary.