Analysis of Steel Rectangular Plate with Circular Hole

This chapter presents an example of analysis of a rectangular plate with a circular hole which is subjected to uniform horizontal force. Then, the effect of stretching of a rectangular plate with a circular hole on the stress and distributions around the hole caused by the loadings is analyzed. The plate is considered without any boundary condition, and it is a free moving body as it is not fixed in position. Since the geometry of the plate is symmetric, the plate is modeled as a quarter model where its symmetry condition is playing the role of boundary conditions. Therefore, the cut edge is designed as fully constrained, having a uniform distributed load on the other end. The analysis of the considered plate carried out in a state of plane stress and the stress distribution and deformation of a plate are investigated. Researcher: Ramin Vaghei (ramin.vaghei@gmail.com)