eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2328-4110 2018-03-31 5 2 58 63 10.12691/ajme-5-2-4 AJME2017524 article M. Tsili 1 D. Zacharopoulos martsili@otenet.gr 1 Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece In this paper we investigated if temperature effects the growth of cracks in a submarine volcano that was under a hot-spot. We based upon theory of fracture mechanics for and we showed that the undersea volcano will be exploded and a sea-whirpool will be gene- rated. Our findings are verified by studies that recorded the above phe-nolmenon in certain places of the Earth. Thus we concluded that temperature significantly contributes to the growth of cracks. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajme/5/2/4/ajme-5-2-4.pdf effect of temperature growth of cracks theory of fracture mechanics submarine volcano hot- spot