Stress distribution in a notched plate

Abstract

The problem considered here is the determination of the stresses and displacements in a semi-infinite elastic plate which contains a thin notch perpendicular to its edge, and is in a state of plane strain or generalized plane stress under the action of given loads. The axes of x and y are taken along the infinite edge and along the notch, and the scale is chosen so that the depth of the notch is unity (Fig. 1).