Stress Distribution Around Triangular Hole in

Abstract—General solutions for determining the stress field around triangular hole in infinite orthotropic plate subjected to in-plane loading are obtained using Muskhelisvili’s complex variable formulation. The generalized formulation thus obtained is coded and few numerical results are obtained using MATLAB 7.6. The effect of loading factor, corner radius, fibre orientation and material parameter on stress pattern around triangular hole is studied. Some of the results are compared with the results available from the literature. Index Terms—Loading factor, orthotropic plate, stress func-tion, Triangular hole. I