Stresses in a semi-infinite plate having a circular inclusion under tension

This paper contains an analysis of the stress and displacement distribution arising in a semi-infinite plate with a circular inclusion when the strip is subjected to tension at infinity. Two types of inclusion, i.e., perfect bonding and sliding inclusion are treated in this paper. The solution which is based on the Papcovich-Neuber displacement potentials is obtained by combining the harmonic potentials in integral forms and infinite series. The boundary conditions of the problem are fully satisfied using the relationships between the harmonic functions of Cartesian and polar coordinates. The effect of the inclusion on the stress and displacement are given in the form of graphs to show the availability of the present method.