C. Dascalu et D. Homentcovschi, Uniform asymptotic solutions for lamellar inhomogeneities in anisotropic elastic solids, SIAM J A MA, 60(1), 1999, pp. 18-42
We consider the problem of a lamellar anisotropic inhomogeneity of arbitrar
y shape embedded in a different anisotropic matrix of infinite extent. Unif
orm asymptotic solutions for the equations of elastostatics on this configu
ration are obtained. The first order terms, in the inhomogeneity thickness,
are explicitly determined for elastic inclusions, rigid inclusions, or cra
cks. We give real-form expressions for displacements and stresses at the in
terface and on the inhomogeneity axis. For the particular case of an ellipt
ic inclusion or crack, our solution agrees with the asymptotic form of the
exact solution. We also calculate the first order solution for lemon-shaped
inhomogeneities and the corresponding expressions of the displacements and
stresses on the interface and the inhomogeneity axis, and we find that, wh
ereas for elliptic inclusions these stresses become unbounded at the inclus
ion's ends, for a lemon-shaped inclusion they remain bounded.