2D nonlocal elasticity: Investigation of stress and strain fields in complex shape regions

The paper presents the features of solutions to nonlocal elasticity problems in domains with stepped transitions and elliptical notches. A comparative analysis of the solutions obtained in the classical and nonlocal elasticity theories was carried out, as well as an analysis of the influence of the main parameters of the model on the final results. The presented solutions for the region with a step transition are in qualitative agreement with the experimental data and have similar portraits of deformations and resultant stresses along the loading axis. In regions with elliptical notches, similar effects are observed. In addition to qualitative agreement with experiments, solutions in the nonlocal formulation have lower stress values in the concentrators and exhibit edge effects, which are characterized by sharp stress and strain gradients at the domain boundaries. The solutions were carried out numerically by the finite element method.