Test No. VS20 Find the stress concentration in a plate
with semi-circular holes.
Definition
Figure 1.
The plate is fixed at one end a pressure load of 1 psi is applied on the other end.
The units are IPS.
- Model Dimensions
- a = 1 in
- H = 5 in
- r = 0.5 in
- h =0.1 in
- H/r = 10
Results
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The following table summarizes the stress results.
| |
Theory1 |
SimSolid |
% Difference |
| Major principal stress |
3.125 |
3.175 |
~1 |
1 Pilkey,
W.D., Pilkey, D.F. and Bi, Z. (1997) Peterson's stress concentration factors. 2nd
edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.