We consider one or two collinear cracks in a pre-stressed, orthotropic, linear elastic material representing a fiber reinforced elastic composite. Elastic incremental fields in the composite material, using Guzs representation theory, Cauchy-Riemann problem and critical values of incremental tangential stresses that producing crack propagation are obtained using Sihs generalized criterion.
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