109 Stress Concentrations of an Elastic Semi-infinite Plate with a Circular Hole under a Concentrated Load Acting on the Straight Edge

Abstract

This paper deals with the stress concentration problems of an elastic semi-infinite plate with a circular hole under a concentrated load acting on the straight edge. A body force distribution method of solution is presented for the problem by applying the so-called Melan's solution for a point body force acting in an elastic semi-infinite plate. Influences of the depth of the circular hole and the position of the concentrated load on stress distributions are investigated.