In-plane deformations of a circular elastic inhomogeneity with an eccentric interphase layer

We use complex variable methods to derive an analytical solution to the problem in plane elasticity associated with a circular elastic inhomogeneity with an eccentric interphase layer when the matrix is subjected to uniform remote in-plane stresses and the interphase layer undergoes uniform in-plane eigenstrains. The complex coefficients appearing in all three pairs of analytic functions characterizing the elastic fields in the composite are uniquely determined by solving two decoupled sets of linear algebraic equations obtained by enforcing the continuity conditions of tractions and displacements across the two perfect circular interfaces with the aid of analytic continuation. A simple analytical solution is also derived when the circular inhomogeneity becomes a traction-free hole and the interphase layer and the matrix have equal shear modulus but distinct Poisson’s ratios. The non-uniform mean stress inside the circular inhomogeneity and the hoop stress along the edge of the circular hole are calculated and illustrated graphically.