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Variably Reinforced Circular Holes in Stressed Plates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

Raymond Hicks
Raymond Hicks*
Affiliation:
G.E.C. Simon-Carves Atomic Energy Group
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Summary

Expressions are obtained for the radial, tangential, and shear stresses in an infinite plate containing a variably reinforced circular hole. The variation in the cross-sectional area of the reinforcement is chosen so that the maximum tensile resistance of the reinforcement occurs at points around the hole where the stresses in the plate tend to be high. It is shown that when the reinforcement has a given weight, the effect of varying its cross section is to reduce the stress concentration in the plate.

The following particular applied stress systems are considered:—

  1. (i) Uniform tension or compression in one direction.

  2. (ii) Uniform shear.

  3. (iii) Unequal principal stresses.

For the particular cases of uniform end loading and unequal applied stresses in the ratio 2:1, data have been obtained which enable the designer to determine the stress distribution in plates with reinforcements having a reasonably wide range of practical dimensions.

Type
Research Article
Information
Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , August 1958 , pp. 213 - 231
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1958

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