Normal Stresses

3P
σz = cos 3 θ
2πR 2

P ⎡ 1 − 2υ ⎤
σr = ⎢⎣3 cos θ sin θ − 1 + cos θ ⎥⎦
2

2πR 2

σt =
(1 − 2υ )P ⎡− cos θ + 1 ⎤
2πR 2 ⎢⎣ 1 + cos θ ⎥⎦
Shear Stresses
3P
τ rz = cos 2 θ sin θ
2πR 2

τ rt = 0
τ tz = 0
Normal Strains

εz =
(1 + υ )P [3 cos 3 θ − 2υ cosθ ]
2πR 2 E

εr =
(1 + υ )P ⎡− 3 cos 3 θ + (3 − 2υ ) cosθ − 1 − 2υ ⎤
2πR E ⎢⎣
2
1 + cos θ ⎥⎦

εt =
(1 + υ )P ⎡− cosθ + 1 − 2υ ⎤
2πR E ⎢⎣
2
1 + cos θ ⎥⎦
Displacements

dz =
(1 + υ )P [2(1 − υ ) + cos 2 θ ]
2πRE

dr =
(1 + υ )P ⎡cosθ sin θ − (1 − 2υ )sin θ ⎤
2πRE ⎢⎣ 1 + cos θ ⎥⎦

dt = 0

Table 2.1 Boussinesq’s Equations for a Point Load (Ullidtz, 1998)

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