Estimate of the limit displacement wave amplitude in the dynamic problem on an out-of-plane crack

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The paper presents several results of structural fracture macromechanics used to study the integrity of continuum under impulse loading conditions. The dynamic problem on a semi-infinite steady-state crack of longitudinal shear is considered. Exact analytical expressions for the stress tensor and displacement vector components on the crack line are obtained. The values of the threshold displacement amplitude on the wave front are determined for several structural materials.