Abstract
The effect of stress concentration and deflection in plates with circular holes subjected to concentrated load is studied. Different hole sizes and distance from the plate center (x) are tested experimentally and compared with a reference plate without hole. The specimens are classified into two groups, the first represents specimens containing hole leis in the x-axis of the plate group (A) , and the second group represents the specimens containing two half hole leis at the edge of plate group (B). The results are analyzed using finite element method (FEM), which gives good agreement with the experimental deflection data. The specimens which have central hole group (A) or side two half hole with the same diameter group (B) give lower deflection than that the plate without hole for the same cross sectional area. Increasing hole diameter gives a reduction in the deflection values for each specimen. Group (B) give a higher deflection value for a wide range of (x) as comparing with those of hole specimens group (A). The maximum stress (σx) is higher in groups as comparing with the reference plate for wide range of (x). When this distance (x) increased, the value of maximum stress is reduced for groups. The same behavior is found when increasing the hole diameter.
