On the Stress Distributions in a Strip with a Circular Hole fitted by a Rivet (1st Report)

Abstract

In the present paper, the problem on the stress distributions in a plate with a circular hole where a rivet is fittedand pulled, is solved, in the following way. First, the force acting on the rivet hole is assumed as -P (1+cosθ) distributed along the periphery of the hole, and, next, using the method of solution due to Howland, a solution of the problem in question is obtained for the case of an infinite strip, and moreover extending it, an approximate solution of a rectangular plate is finally obtained under the boundary conditions mentioned above. Comparing the results of the present numerical calculations with those of the similar problems treated by many other authors, many important and interesting characteristics about the distributions of stress in a plate are pointed out and discussed somewhat in detail.