...A. A. Kardak; G. B. Sinclair When stress concentration factors are not available in handbooks, finite element analysis has become the predominant method for determining their values. For such determinations, there is a need to know if they have sufficient accuracy. Tuned test problems can provide...

..., ANSYS , Canonsburg, PA . [14] ANSYS, 2020 , ANSYS Modeling and Meshing Guide , Rev. 19.0, ANSYS , Canonsburg, PA . [15] Kardak , A. A. , and Sinclair , G. B. , 2022 , “ Finite Element Analysis of the Peak Stresses at U-Notches in a Plate Under Tension ,” Department...

...J. R. Beisheim; G. B. Sinclair; P. J. Roache Current computational capabilities facilitate the application of finite element analysis (FEA) to three-dimensional geometries to determine peak stresses. The three-dimensional stress concentrations so quantified are useful in practice provided...

...G. B. Sinclair; J. R. Beisheim; P. J. Roache The accurate determination of stresses at two-dimensional (2D) stress risers is both an important and a challenging problem in engineering. Finite element analysis (FEA) has become the method of choice in making such determinations when new...