Stresses and Displacements on the Boundaries of Circular Rings Diametrically Loaded

Abstract

The paper deals with stresses and displacements in circular rings of rectangular cross-section, loaded in the plane and perpendicular to the boundary. Values are given for all points at the inside and outside boundaries, are presented parametrically for rings for which the ratio of diameters ID/OD varies from 0 to very close to 1, and have been obtained from several sources, mainly Nelson’s equations. References to some previous contributions are included. The information presented in the paper was not available in a complete manner and will be useful in numerous structural applications. The analysis corresponding to loads applied tangentially to the boundary could be approached in a similar manner.