Applications of the method of complex functions to dynamic stress concentrations

The complex function method used in the solution of static stress concentration around an irregularly shaped cavity in an infinite elastic plane is generalized to the case of dynamic loading. This paper presents the solutions of two dimensional elastic wave equations in terms of complex wave functions, and general expressions for boundary conditions for steady state incident waves. Dynamic stresses around a cavity of arbitrary shape are then expressed in series of complex ‘domain functions’, the coefficient of the series can be determined by truncating a set of infinite algebraic equations. Results of dynamic stress concentration factors for circular and elliptical cavities are given in this paper.