An axisymmetric problem for a layer with a system of thin elastic inclusions (Q1069725)

An approximate method is proposed for determining the stress concentration in an infinite elastic layer near a system of thin elastic inclusions bounded by coaxial smooth surfaces of revolution. The problem is reduced to a system of integral equations of the second kind by a Hankel transformation, which can then be solved by successive approximations or numerically. A numerical computation is performed for the case of two spheroidal inclusions in unbounded space. The results are compared with those known in the literature.