Test No. VS18 Find the stress concentration in a plate
with eccentric hole.
Definition
Plate is fixed at one end and pressure of 1 psi is applied on the other end of the
plate. The units are IPS.
- Model Dimensions
- a = 1 in
- c = 4 in
- e = 16 in
- a/c = 0.25
- e/c = 4
Results
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The following table summarizes the stress results.
|
Theory1 |
SimSolid |
% Difference |
Major principal stress |
3.25 |
3.24 |
~0.3 |
1 Pilkey,
W.D., Pilkey, D.F. and Bi, Z. (1997) Peterson's stress concentration factors. 2nd
edn. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.