@incollection{eprints1928,
           title = {Influence of the intermediate material on the singular stress field in tri-material junctions},
       booktitle = {Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Fracture 2005 (ICF11)},
            year = {2005},
       publisher = {Curran Associates},
           pages = {393--398},
          author = {Alberto Carpinteri and Marco Paggi},
             url = {http://eprints.imtlucca.it/1928/},
        abstract = {According to the mathematical formalism of the eigenfunction expansion method, the problem of stress-singularities arising from multi-material junctions is addressed. The wedges are composed of isotropic homogeneous materials and are in a condition of plane stress or strain. The order of the stress-singularity is provided for tri-material junctions, paying special attention to the role played by Mode-I and Mode-II deformation. The effect of cracks inside either the softer or the stiffer material is also investigated. Numerical results can be profitably used for establishing optimum material configurations.}
}