The Kirsch equations describe the
elastic
Elastic is a word often used to describe or identify certain types of elastomer, elastic used in garments or stretchable fabrics.
Elastic may also refer to:
Alternative name
* Rubber band, ring-shaped band of rubber used to hold objects togeth ...
stresses around the hole in an infinite plate in one directional tension. They are named after
Ernst Gustav Kirsch.
Result
Loading an infinite plate with circular hole of radius ''a'' with stress ''σ'', the resulting stress field is:
References
*Kirsch, 1898, ''Die Theorie der Elastizität und die Bedürfnisse der Festigkeitslehre.'' Zeitschrift des Vereines deutscher Ingenieure, 42, 797–807.
Solid mechanics