In this paper, the dynamic behavior of a finite crack in functionally graded materials
subjected to harmonic stress waves is investigated by means of nonlocal theory. The
traditional concepts of nonlocal theory are extended to solve the dynamic fracture
problem of functionally graded materials. To overcome mathematical difficulties, a
one-dimensional nonlocal kernel is used instead of a two-dimensional one for the
dynamic problem to obtain the stress fields near the crack tips. To make the
analysis tractable, it is assumed that the shear modulus and the material
density vary exponentially and vertically with respect to the crack. Using the
Fourier transform and defining the jumps of the displacements across the crack
surfaces as the unknown functions, two pairs of dual integral equations are
derived. To solve the dual integral equations, the jumps of the displacements
across the crack surfaces are expanded in a series of Jacobi polynomials.
Unlike classical elasticity solutions, it is found that no stress singularities
are present near crack tips. Numerical examples are provided to show the
effects of the crack length, the parameter describing the functionally graded
materials, the frequency of the incident waves, the lattice parameter of the
materials and the material constants upon the dynamic stress fields near crack
tips.