TY - CHAP Y1 - 2005/// A1 - Carpinteri, Alberto A1 - Paggi, Marco N2 - 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. TI - Influence of the intermediate material on the singular stress field in tri-material junctions ID - eprints1928 AV - none T2 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Fracture 2005 (ICF11) SN - 978-1-61782-063-2 SP - 393 PB - Curran Associates UR - http://eprints.imtlucca.it/1928/ EP - 398 ER -