Passages to the limit in the dynamic problem for a crack at the interface between elastic media.

The paper analyzes numerically the passages to the limit in the dynamic problem for a penny-shaped crack at the interface between dissimilar linear elastic, homogeneous, isotropic materials as either the frequency of harmonic load or the difference between the properties of the materials decreases. It is shown that as the frequency decreases, the solution of the dynamic problem tends to that of the static problem, and as the physical and mechanical properties of the materials become less different, the original problem goes into the dynamic problem for a crack in a homogeneous body [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]