Stress Distribution in a Circular Plate with Concentrated Radial Loadings

σ

xx

σ

yy

τ

xy

τ

max

first point

force

angle

second point

force

angle

third point to equilibrium

tensile

compressive

This Demonstration treats a well-known problem in the theory of elasticity. The stress distribution in a disk or cylinder loaded in the radial direction is plotted as the components of the stress and shear tensors

σ

and

τ

are varied, showing beautiful stress distributions.