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The problem under consideration involves the elastic analysis of a square plate subjected to a uniform pressure. In the first instance a square section with a central hole is considered using generalized plane strain element. The pressure is applied to the surface of a circular hole located at the centre of the section. This problem is then generalized to that of a square section with nine holes subjected to internal pressure. Results involving stresses and displacements are obtained for both cases using the BEASY Boundary Element software package from Computational Mechanics Ltd. A check on the accuracy is obtained by using Lamé thick cylinder theory at selected points. The good agreement obtained gives confidence in the use of the boundary element method for problems of this type.
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(2004). Elastic Analysis of a Square Plate with Circular Holes. In: Caldwell, J., Ng, D.K.S. (eds) Mathematical Modelling. Texts in the Mathematical Sciences, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-1993-9_9
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