STRESS CONCENTRATION

IN PLATES WITH
REINFORCED CUTOUTS
INTRODUCTION
 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

 PARAMETERS

 METHOD OF ANALYSIS

RESULTS
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
PARAMETERS
DETAILS PARAMETERS
STUDIED
 Type series Axis ratio Reinforcement pattern (above figure) Total
of of elliptical number
cutout series R/r series Tmax/T of cases
loading
solved
1.1.1 1.50
1.1 1.33 1.1.2 2.00
1.1.3 2.50
1.1.4 3.00
1 1.00 1.2 1.50 For all cases
1.3 1.75 Tmax/t varies as
per series1.1
1.4 2.00
Normal 1.5 2.50
Traction 1.6 3.00 120
2 1.20 For all cases the variations of R/r and
3 1.33 Tmax/t as per series 1
4 1.50 ”
5 2.00 ”
”
 Contd……

6 1.00 All cases as per series 1 except R/r = 3.00

7 1.20 ”
8 1.33 ” 80
Shear 9 1.50 ”
loading`
 PLATE WITH A CIRCULAR
CUTOUT UNDER COMBINED
LOADING
METHOD OF ANALYSIS
F.E.M is adopted (C.S.T Element)
Symmetry :
Quarter plate of size 120*120*2.5 is
analysed
SCF(K)=1+2(a/b) normal traction
SCF(K)=2(1+a/b) shear loading
To check F.E.M model
F.E.M solution agree with theoretical results
S
C
F

a/b
SCF Vs Tmax/T(various R/r)
Shear loading; SCF decreases as Tmax/T increases
SCF Vs Re
4. Normal traction.
5. Shear loading.
Used as charts
COMBINED INPLANE LOADING.
Structural components with cut-out Complex loading.
( max)A= 6.929
Re=1/Vo ^n) dv Where

Vo = volume of plate removed for

cutout
V = volume of plate in the
reinforced region
R = equivalent radius.
N = 4.5
 CONCLUSIONS
S.C in elastic plates
 Reinforcement provide in a single parameter(Re)
related to S.C.F in all cases of loading
Reinforcement-highly effective-Re<25%
Marginal effective Re>50% can be used as charts
Re<25% R/r=2.0
25%<Re<50% R/r=3.0
Re>50% Theoretical /Experimental analysis carried
out
 PUBLICATIONS
1. Study on Fludity of Flyash based cement
slurry for SIFCON- Aroona
Arumugam,Arumugam.E. A paper sent to
I.C.J
2. Development of materials for SIFCON –
Aroona Arumugam, Arumugam.E Seminar on
Tamilnadu state council for science &
Technology, Nagercoil, July 2000
3. Health monitory of Reinforced Concrete
structures Distressed by corrosion –
Jagadeesan.K, Santhakumar.A.R,
Arumugam.E International conference in civil
engineering, Mumbai November 2000
Contd……
 Effect of rice husk ash in
cement mortar –
Shantharam.J,Arumugam.E
. A paper sent to ADCONST
2003,Annamalai University
 Report on polymer modified
concrete-Subramanium.S,
Arumugam.E. A paper sent
to ADCONST 2003,Annamalai
University