STRESS ANALYSIS OF HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL INCLUSIONS

STRESSES AND DEFORMATIONS IN BOTH A HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL INCLUSION AND THE SURROUNDING SEMI-INFINITE MEDIUM ARE STUDIED USING EQUATIONS DERIVED FROM THE THEORY OF ELASTICITY. SINCE THE EQUATION INPUT NEEDS ARE SIMPLE INNER AND OUTER RADII OF THE CYLINDER, SHEAR MODULUS, AND POISSON'S RATIO OF THE CYLINDER AND MEDIUM, AND THE BIAXIAL FIELD STRESSES) MANY COMPARATIVE AND PARAMETRIC EVALUATIONS WERE MADE. COMPARISONS TO FIELD AND LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS VERIFY THAT THESE EQUATIONS ACCURATELY PREDICT THE MEASURED VALUES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF CASES. THE PARAMETRIC STUDIES SHOW THAT STRESSES IN THE INCLUSION CAN BE REDUCED 20 PERCENT TO 35 PERCENT BY THINNING THE WALL, AND TO 10 TO 15 TIMES BY INCREASING THE MODULUS OF THE MEDIUM.

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  • Accession Number: 00210078
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Proc Paper
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 15 2003 12:00AM