Linguistics

Engineering

Philosophy

Stress field

Materials science

Stress (linguistics)

Distribution (mathematics)

Singularity

Discontinuity (linguistics)

Stress concentration

Orthotropic material

Physics

Finite element method

Mathematics

Mathematical analysis

Geometry

Structural engineering

Mechanics

Key Engineering Materials

Knowledge of the stress distribution is the first and necessary step for the reliable assessment of construction with a geometrical or material discontinuity. General geometry and orthotropic material characteristics of both material components lead to singular stress distribution with general stress singularity exponents different from ½. For the final stress field determination both analytical and numerical approaches are utilised. The results of the theoretical approaches are compared to results from finite element method.

Study of the Stress Distribution Around an Orthotropic Bi-Material Notch Tip