Abstract: Using complex variable methods in elasticity, this paper deals with the plane problems ot a finite disc containing an internal linear crack at any position under general loads, obtains the general forms of Complex stress functions and stress-intensity tactors expressed in terms of series, and to these problems disiusses three sposial cases,i.e.the cases of the crack under a uniform pressure, a uniform shear stress and the use of the dise rotating uniformly. In these cases the approximate formulas calcidating the stress-intensity factors are also presented. The calculated results shun that for the middle and.small orachs situated inside the disc and not near the external boundary,these approximate formulas give good or better approximation.

Key words: plane problem, disc containing a crack, stress-intensity factor, stress field, displacement field