Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2016
Since it is too complicated to obtain analytically the stress distribution in a plate containing two reinforced circular holes under uniaxial tension, the stress distribution along the inner edge of a reinforcing ring will be determined experimentally in this report.
The relationship between σθ/p at the inner edge of a ring, the dimensions of a ring and the distance between the centres of two holes will be investigated. Experiments are done in the cases when the uniform load is applied in the perpendicular or parallel direction to the centre line (see Figs. 1 and 2).