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V. 2D Surface with Hole Edge Stress

To find the normal stress on the edge of a circular hole in the center of a rectangular plate.

References

Young, W. C., Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain, McGraw-Hill Inc., 6th Edition, 1989 (Page 732, Type 7).

Details

Find the normal stress on the edge of the circular hole for the plate shown, when an in-plane load causes tension. Use a one-quarter, doubly symmetric model.

One quarter of rectangular plate with hole

  • E = 30,000.0 ksi
  • Size = 12.10 in × 7.0 in
  • Thickness = 0.1 in
  • Fillet radius = 1 in
  • Poisson’s ratio = 0.3
  • P = 2,000 lbs

Model with nodes and elements labeled

Results

Table 1. Comparison of results
Result Type Theory STAAD.Pro Difference Comment
Stress on fillet (node 1, plate 1) (psi) 9,475 9,489 negligible <1%

STAAD.Pro Input File

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STAAD PLANE :STRESS CONCENTRATION IN A PLATE
START JOB INFORMATION
ENGINEER DATE 14-Sep-18
END JOB INFORMATION
*
* REFERENCE:  "ROARK'S FORMULAS FOR STRESS AND STRAIN", YOUNG W. C.,
*             SIXTH EDITION, MCGRAW-HILL, PAGE 732.
*   7. GENERAL CIRCULAR HOLE IN CENTER OF A MEMBER OF RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION
*   1/4 MODEL DOUBLY SYMMETRIC
*   D = 7.0 INCHES  WIDTH
*   R = 1.0 INCH    HOLE RADIUS
*   T = 0.1 INCH    THICKNESS
*   L = 12.1 INCH   LENGTH
*  LOAD = 2000 POUNDS
* THEORETICAL RESULTS
*   AVERAGE STRESS AT ENDS  = 2857 PSI (7 INCH WIDTH)
*   AVERAGE NOMINAL STRESS AT CENTER = 4000 PSI  (7-5 INCH WIDTH)
*   K STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR = 2.3688
*   MAXIMUM STRESS AT EDGE OF HOLE = 2.3688 * 4000 = 9475 PSI
* STAAD RESULTS
*   MAXIMUM STRESS AT EDGE OF HOLE = 9489 PSI
*   K STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR = 2.37225
*   PERCENT ERROR = 0.15%
*
UNIT INCHES POUND
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 1 0; 2 -0.174 0.985 0; 3 -0.342 0.94 0; 4 -0.5 0.866 0;
5 -0.643 0.766 0; 6 -0.766 0.643 0; 7 -0.866 0.5 0; 8 -0.94 0.342 0;
9 -0.985 0.174 0; 10 -1 0 0; 11 0 1.2 0; 12 -0.208 1.182 0;
13 -0.41 1.128 0; 14 -0.6 1.039 0; 15 -0.771 0.919 0; 16 -0.919 0.771 0;
17 -1.039 0.6 0; 18 -1.128 0.41 0; 19 -1.182 0.208 0; 20 -1.2 0 0;
21 0 1.4 0; 22 -0.243 1.379 0; 23 -0.479 1.316 0; 24 -0.7 1.212 0;
25 -0.9 1.072 0; 26 -1.072 0.9 0; 27 -1.212 0.7 0; 28 -1.316 0.479 0;
29 -1.379 0.243 0; 30 -1.4 0 0; 31 0 1.6 0; 32 -0.278 1.576 0;
33 -0.547 1.504 0; 34 -0.8 1.386 0; 35 -1.028 1.226 0;
36 -1.226 1.028 0; 37 -1.386 0.8 0; 38 -1.504 0.547 0;
39 -1.576 0.278 0; 40 -1.6 0 0; 41 -1.101 1.5 0; 42 -1.5 1.101 0;
43 -1.5 1.5 0; 44 0 1.8 0; 45 -0.3 1.8 0; 46 -0.6 1.8 0; 47 -0.9 1.8 0;
48 -1.2 1.8 0; 49 -1.5 1.8 0; 50 0 2.225 0; 51 -0.3 2.225 0;
52 -0.6 2.225 0; 53 -0.9 2.225 0; 54 -1.2 2.225 0; 55 -1.5 2.225 0;
56 0 2.65 0; 57 -0.3 2.65 0; 58 -0.6 2.65 0; 59 -0.9 2.65 0;
60 -1.2 2.65 0; 61 -1.5 2.65 0; 62 0 3.075 0; 63 -0.3 3.075 0;
64 -0.6 3.075 0; 65 -0.9 3.075 0; 66 -1.2 3.075 0; 67 -1.5 3.075 0;
68 0 3.5 0; 69 -0.3 3.5 0; 70 -0.6 3.5 0; 71 -0.9 3.5 0; 72 -1.2 3.5 0;
73 -1.5 3.5 0; 74 -1.8 0 0; 75 -2.225 0 0; 76 -2.65 0 0; 77 -3.075 0 0;
78 -3.5 0 0; 79 -3.925 0 0; 80 -4.35 0 0; 81 -4.775 0 0; 82 -5.2 0 0;
83 -5.625 0 0; 84 -6.05 0 0; 85 -1.8 0.3 0; 86 -2.225 0.3 0;
87 -2.65 0.3 0; 88 -3.075 0.3 0; 89 -3.5 0.3 0; 90 -3.925 0.3 0;
91 -4.35 0.3 0; 92 -4.775 0.3 0; 93 -5.2 0.3 0; 94 -5.625 0.3 0;
95 -6.05 0.3 0; 96 -1.8 0.6 0; 97 -2.225 0.6 0; 98 -2.65 0.6 0;
99 -3.075 0.6 0; 100 -3.5 0.6 0; 101 -3.925 0.6 0; 102 -4.35 0.6 0;
103 -4.775 0.6 0; 104 -5.2 0.6 0; 105 -5.625 0.6 0; 106 -6.05 0.6 0;
107 -1.8 0.9 0; 108 -2.225 0.9 0; 109 -2.65 0.9 0; 110 -3.075 0.9 0;
111 -3.5 0.9 0; 112 -3.925 0.9 0; 113 -4.35 0.9 0; 114 -4.775 0.9 0;
115 -5.2 0.9 0; 116 -5.625 0.9 0; 117 -6.05 0.9 0; 118 -1.8 1.2 0;
119 -2.225 1.2 0; 120 -2.65 1.2 0; 121 -3.075 1.2 0; 122 -3.5 1.2 0;
123 -3.925 1.2 0; 124 -4.35 1.2 0; 125 -4.775 1.2 0; 126 -5.2 1.2 0;
127 -5.625 1.2 0; 128 -6.05 1.2 0; 129 -1.8 1.5 0; 130 -2.225 1.5 0;
131 -2.65 1.5 0; 132 -3.075 1.5 0; 133 -3.5 1.5 0; 134 -3.925 1.5 0;
135 -4.35 1.5 0; 136 -4.775 1.5 0; 137 -5.2 1.5 0; 138 -5.625 1.5 0;
139 -6.05 1.5 0; 140 -1.8 1.8 0; 141 -2.225 1.8 0; 142 -2.65 1.8 0;
143 -3.075 1.8 0; 144 -3.5 1.8 0; 145 -3.925 1.8 0; 146 -4.35 1.8 0;
147 -4.775 1.8 0; 148 -5.2 1.8 0; 149 -5.625 1.8 0; 150 -6.05 1.8 0;
151 -1.8 2.225 0; 152 -2.225 2.225 0; 153 -2.65 2.225 0;
154 -3.075 2.225 0; 155 -3.5 2.225 0; 156 -3.925 2.225 0;
157 -4.35 2.225 0; 158 -4.775 2.225 0; 159 -5.2 2.225 0;
160 -5.625 2.225 0; 161 -6.05 2.225 0; 162 -1.8 2.65 0;
163 -2.225 2.65 0; 164 -2.65 2.65 0; 165 -3.075 2.65 0; 166 -3.5 2.65 0;
167 -3.925 2.65 0; 168 -4.35 2.65 0; 169 -4.775 2.65 0; 170 -5.2 2.65 0;
171 -5.625 2.65 0; 172 -6.05 2.65 0; 173 -1.8 3.075 0;
174 -2.225 3.075 0; 175 -2.65 3.075 0; 176 -3.075 3.075 0;
177 -3.5 3.075 0; 178 -3.925 3.075 0; 179 -4.35 3.075 0;
180 -4.775 3.075 0; 181 -5.2 3.075 0; 182 -5.625 3.075 0;
183 -6.05 3.075 0; 184 -1.8 3.5 0; 185 -2.225 3.5 0; 186 -2.65 3.5 0;
187 -3.075 3.5 0; 188 -3.5 3.5 0; 189 -3.925 3.5 0; 190 -4.35 3.5 0;
191 -4.775 3.5 0; 192 -5.2 3.5 0; 193 -5.625 3.5 0; 194 -6.05 3.5 0;
201 -1.301 1.301 0;
ELEMENT INCIDENCES SHELL
1 1 11 12 2; 2 2 12 13 3; 3 3 13 14 4; 4 4 14 15 5; 5 5 15 16 6;
6 6 16 17 7; 7 7 17 18 8; 8 8 18 19 9; 9 9 19 20 10; 11 11 21 22 12;
12 12 22 23 13; 13 13 23 24 14; 14 14 24 25 15; 15 15 25 26 16;
16 16 26 27 17; 17 17 27 28 18; 18 18 28 29 19; 19 19 29 30 20;
21 21 31 32 22; 22 22 32 33 23; 23 23 33 34 24; 24 24 34 35 25;
25 25 35 36 26; 26 26 36 37 27; 27 27 37 38 28; 28 28 38 39 29;
29 29 39 40 30; 31 31 44 45 32; 32 32 45 33; 33 33 47 34; 34 34 47 41;
35 34 41 35; 36 35 41 201; 37 35 201 36; 38 36 201 42; 39 36 42 37;
40 37 42 107; 41 37 107 38; 42 38 85 39; 43 39 85 74 40; 44 45 46 33;
45 46 47 33; 46 47 48 41; 47 41 48 43; 48 41 43 201; 49 201 43 42;
50 42 43 118; 51 42 118 107; 52 38 107 96; 53 38 96 85; 54 48 49 43;
55 43 129 118; 56 43 49 140 129; 57 74 85 86 75; 58 75 86 87 76;
59 76 87 88 77; 60 77 88 89 78; 61 78 89 90 79; 62 79 90 91 80;
63 80 91 92 81; 64 81 92 93 82; 65 82 93 94 83; 66 83 94 95 84;
77 85 96 97 86; 78 86 97 98 87; 79 87 98 99 88; 80 88 99 100 89;
81 89 100 101 90; 82 90 101 102 91; 83 91 102 103 92; 84 92 103 104 93;
85 93 104 105 94; 86 94 105 106 95; 97 96 107 108 97; 98 97 108 109 98;
99 98 109 110 99; 100 99 110 111 100; 101 100 111 112 101;
102 101 112 113 102; 103 102 113 114 103; 104 103 114 115 104;
105 104 115 116 105; 106 105 116 117 106; 117 107 118 119 108;
118 108 119 120 109; 119 109 120 121 110; 120 110 121 122 111;
121 111 122 123 112; 122 112 123 124 113; 123 113 124 125 114;
124 114 125 126 115; 125 115 126 127 116; 126 116 127 128 117;
137 118 129 130 119; 138 119 130 131 120; 139 120 131 132 121;
140 121 132 133 122; 141 122 133 134 123; 142 123 134 135 124;
143 124 135 136 125; 144 125 136 137 126; 145 126 137 138 127;
146 127 138 139 128; 157 129 140 141 130; 158 130 141 142 131;
159 131 142 143 132; 160 132 143 144 133; 161 133 144 145 134;
162 134 145 146 135; 163 135 146 147 136; 164 136 147 148 137;
165 137 148 149 138; 166 138 149 150 139; 171 44 50 51 45;
172 45 51 52 46; 173 46 52 53 47; 174 47 53 54 48; 175 48 54 55 49;
176 49 55 151 140; 177 140 151 152 141; 178 141 152 153 142;
179 142 153 154 143; 180 143 154 155 144; 181 144 155 156 145;
182 145 156 157 146; 183 146 157 158 147; 184 147 158 159 148;
185 148 159 160 149; 186 149 160 161 150; 191 50 56 57 51;
192 51 57 58 52; 193 52 58 59 53; 194 53 59 60 54; 195 54 60 61 55;
196 55 61 162 151; 197 151 162 163 152; 198 152 163 164 153;
199 153 164 165 154; 200 154 165 166 155; 201 155 166 167 156;
202 156 167 168 157; 203 157 168 169 158; 204 158 169 170 159;
205 159 170 171 160; 206 160 171 172 161; 211 56 62 63 57;
212 57 63 64 58; 213 58 64 65 59; 214 59 65 66 60; 215 60 66 67 61;
216 61 67 173 162; 217 162 173 174 163; 218 163 174 175 164;
219 164 175 176 165; 220 165 176 177 166; 221 166 177 178 167;
222 167 178 179 168; 223 168 179 180 169; 224 169 180 181 170;
225 170 181 182 171; 226 171 182 183 172; 231 62 68 69 63;
232 63 69 70 64; 233 64 70 71 65; 234 65 71 72 66; 235 66 72 73 67;
236 67 73 184 173; 237 173 184 185 174; 238 174 185 186 175;
239 175 186 187 176; 240 176 187 188 177; 241 177 188 189 178;
242 178 189 190 179; 243 179 190 191 180; 244 180 191 192 181;
245 181 192 193 182; 246 182 193 194 183;
ELEMENT PROPERTY
1 TO 9 11 TO 19 21 TO 29 31 TO 66 77 TO 86 THICKNESS 0.1
97 TO 106 117 TO 126 137 TO 146 157 TO 166 171 TO 186 191 TO 205 -
206 THICKNESS 0.1
211 TO 226 231 TO 246 THICKNESS 0.1
ELEMENT PLANE STRESS
1 TO 9 11 TO 19 21 TO 29 31 TO 66 77 TO 86 97 TO 106 117 TO 126 137 -
138 TO 146 157 TO 166 171 TO 186 191 TO 206 211 TO 226 231 TO 246
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC MATERIAL1
E 3e+07
POISSON 0.3
END DEFINE MATERIAL
CONSTANTS
MATERIAL MATERIAL1 ALL
SUPPORTS
10 20 30 40 74 TO 84 FIXED BUT FX
1 11 21 31 44 50 56 62 68 FIXED BUT FY
LOAD 1 TENSILE LOAD
JOINT LOAD
84 FX -42.857
95 106 117 128 139 FX -85.714
150 FX -103.571
161 172 183 FX -121.428
194 FX -60.714
PERFORM ANALYSIS PRINT STATICS CHECK
PRINT JOINT DISPLACEMENTS LIST 6 84
PRINT ELEMENT JOINT STRESSES LIST 1
FINISH

STAAD.Pro Output

   JOINT DISPLACEMENT (INCH RADIANS)    STRUCTURE TYPE = PLANE
   ------------------
 JOINT  LOAD   X-TRANS   Y-TRANS   Z-TRANS   X-ROTAN   Y-ROTAN   Z-ROTAN
      6    1   -0.00024  -0.00008   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000  -0.00029
     84    1   -0.00066   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000
   ************** END OF LATEST ANALYSIS RESULT **************
   156. PRINT ELEMENT JOINT STRESSES LIST 1
  ELEMENT  JOINT    STRESSES LIST     
      :STRESS CONCENTRATION IN A PLATE                         -- PAGE NO.    7 
   ELEMENT STRESSES    FORCE,LENGTH UNITS= POUN INCH
   ----------------
            STRESS = FORCE/UNIT WIDTH/THICK, MOMENT = FORCE-LENGTH/UNIT WIDTH
  ELEMENT  LOAD       SQX        SQY          MX          MY          MXY
                      VONT       VONB         SX          SY          SXY
                      TRESCAT    TRESCAB
      1      1         0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
                    7461.40     7461.40      650.49     7726.25     -439.78
                    7753.48     7753.48
       TOP : SMAX=    7753.48 SMIN=     623.26 TMAX=    3565.11 ANGLE=-86.5
       BOTT: SMAX=    7753.48 SMIN=     623.26 TMAX=    3565.11 ANGLE=-86.5
         JOINT         0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
            1       9229.88     9229.88      751.63     9488.87     -757.04 
       TOP : SMAX=    9553.97 SMIN=     686.52 TMAX=    4433.73 ANGLE=-85.1
       BOTT: SMAX=    9553.97 SMIN=     686.52 TMAX=    4433.73 ANGLE=-85.1
         JOINT         0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
           11       5912.86     5912.86      608.93     6174.80     -272.64
       TOP : SMAX=    6188.12 SMIN=     595.61 TMAX=    2796.26 ANGLE=-87.2
       BOTT: SMAX=    6188.12 SMIN=     595.61 TMAX=    2796.26 ANGLE=-87.2
         JOINT         0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
           12       5802.41     5802.41      548.98     6051.20     -154.55
       TOP : SMAX=    6055.53 SMIN=     544.64 TMAX=    2755.44 ANGLE=-88.4
       BOTT: SMAX=    6055.53 SMIN=     544.64 TMAX=    2755.44 ANGLE=-88.4
         JOINT         0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
            2       8940.02     8940.02      666.87     9167.41     -719.10
       TOP : SMAX=    9227.81 SMIN=     606.47 TMAX=    4310.67 ANGLE=-85.2
       BOTT: SMAX=    9227.81 SMIN=     606.47 TMAX=    4310.67 ANGLE=-85.2
          **** MAXIMUM STRESSES AMONG SELECTED PLATES AND CASES ****
             MAXIMUM       MINIMUM       MAXIMUM       MAXIMUM       MAXIMUM
            PRINCIPAL     PRINCIPAL       SHEAR       VONMISES       TRESCA
             STRESS        STRESS        STRESS        STRESS        STRESS
          9.553974E+03  5.446445E+02  4.433728E+03  7.461400E+03  7.753480E+03
 PLATE NO.       1             1             1             1             1
 CASE  NO.       1             1             1             1             1
   ********************END OF ELEMENT FORCES********************