A Point Dislocation Interacting with an Elliptical Hole Located at a Bi-Material Interface

Abstract

The problem of a point dislocation interacting with an elliptical hole at the interface of two bonded half-planes is studied. Complex stress potentials are obtained by applying the methods of complex variables and conformal mapping. A rational mapping function that maps a half plane with a semi-elliptical notch onto a unit circle is used for mapping the bonded half-planes. The solution derived can serve as Green’s function to study internal cracks interacting with an elliptical interfacial cavity.