Formulationintermsofhypersingularintegralequationsfortheinteractionbetweenstraightandcurvedcracksinplaneelasticityisobtainedusingthecomplexvariablefunctionsmethod.Thecurvedlengthcoordinatemethodandasuitablenumericalschemeareusedtosolvesuchintegralsnumericallyfortheunknownfunction,whicharelaterusedtofindthestressintensityfactor,SIF.