The anisotropic elastic solid with an elliptic hole or rigid inclusion (Q1205042)

The two-dimensional problem of an elliptic hole in a solid of general anisotropy subject to an arbitrarily prescribed traction on the hole surface is studied. Stroh's complex formalism is adopted here but real- form solutions are obtained for the displacement and the hoop stress around the hole. For an arbitrarily prescribed traction, the solutions are in the form of an infinite series. We also consider an elliptic rigid inclusion subject to a force and a torque. Again, real-form solutions are obtained for the interface stress, the hoop stress around the rigid inclusion and the rotation of the rigid inclusion.