Design of a defense hole system for a uniaxially loaded plate

• Main Author: Choy, Wei Han
• Other Authors: Ang Hock Eng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Mechanical strength of materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/63660
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Minimizing stress concentration due to geometric discontinuities in structures is important to ensure longer fatigue life and avoid catastrophic failures, which may incur injuries and financial losses. It is also important to know which regions have the highest likelihood of crack initiation so that...