Greens functions for boundary element analysis of anisotropic bimaterials

We present several Greens functions for anisotropic bimaterials for two-dimensional elasticity and steady-state heat transfer problems. The details of the various Greens functions for perfect, slipping, and cracked interfaces are given for mechanical loading conditions, previously reported formulations for cubic materials are extended to materials with general anisotropy in which plane strain deformations can exist. Wt also give the steady-state Greens function for thermal loading of a bimaterial with a perfectly bonded interface. The Greens functions are incorporated in boundary integral formulations and method of fundamental solutions formulations for analysis of finite solids under general boundary conditions. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.