Stress Concentration Around Spheroidal Inclusions and Cavities in a Transversely Isotropic Material Under Pure Shear

Abstract

This paper presents an exact solution for the stress distribution around an elastic spheroidal inclusion in an infinite transversely isotropic elastic body which is otherwise under a pure shear stress. The stresses and displacements are expressed in terms of elementary functions. The technically important consideration of the stress concentrations around a spheroidal cavity is discussed. Numerical results are given for a number of hexagonal crystals.