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What is the crack-tip stress intensity factor of an embedded crack under mode II shear?

Submitted by Rui Tao Qu on

Hi, 

From textbook of fracture mechanics, we know that for an embedded crack subjected to mode I stress state, KI=(2/π)σ√πa, while 2a is the crack size.

But for a embedded crack subjected to a pure shear stress τ, what is the stress intensity factor at the crack-tip?

Thank you 

Ruitao