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July 26, 2026Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures

Surface Effects on the Elastic Stress Field at Blunt Crack‐Tip in Mode I

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YBYassine BelhaouiHBHocine Bechir

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Overview

Randomized trial investigates stress intensity factors in surface elasticity theory, suggesting new methods for fracture mechanics.

Key Points

  • This research aims to expand the principles of linear elastic fracture mechanics to smaller scales using surface elasticity theory.
  • Developed a calibration methodology for Cauchy stress field real constants.
  • Transformed the stress field into a linear algebraic system for analysis.
  • Validated simulation results using COMSOL finite element code against benchmark data.
  • Established a new counterpart for stress intensity factors at the micrometer scale.
  • Showed that surface elasticity significantly influences stress fields at small scales.
  • Analyzed fracture toughness within the new framework, revealing critical insights.

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Belhaoui et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a306d3aea3239cd76531https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.70370
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