The state of stress in a cylindrical shell containing a circular cutout was determined for axial tension, torsion, and internal pressure loading. The solution was obtained for the shallow shell equations by a variational method. The results were expressed in terms of a nondimensional curvature parameter which was a function of shell radius, shell thickness, and hole radius. The function chosen for the solution was such that when the radius of the cylindrical shell approaches infinity, the flat-plate solution was obtained. The results are compared with solutions obtained by more rigorous analytical methods, and with some experimental results. For small values of the curvature parameter, the agreement is good. For higher values of the curvature parameter, the present solutions indicate a limiting value of stress concentration, which is in contrast to previous results.
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Stress Concentration in a Cylindrical Shell Containing a Circular Hole
N. J. I. Adams
N. J. I. Adams
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
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N. J. I. Adams
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
J. Eng. Ind. Nov 1971, 93(4): 953-961
Published Online: November 1, 1971
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February 8, 1971
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July 15, 2010
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Adams, N. J. I. (November 1, 1971). "Stress Concentration in a Cylindrical Shell Containing a Circular Hole." ASME. J. Eng. Ind. November 1971; 93(4): 953–961. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3428089
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