Stress Analysis of Plates Subjected to Uniform and Non-uniform Uniaxial Tensile Loads

This paper deals with the study of the stress characteristics of isotropic and orthotropic plates under a uniform and non-uniform uniaxial tensile load. Numerical analysis of stress characteristics of both the plates has been performed, and a comparative study has been made. The obtained results are compared with the available results for validation. The stress results for two types of boundary conditions are presented for both the plates. The effect of the uniform and parabolic in-plane tensile pressure on the stress distribution has been studied. It is observed that the loading profile has significant effect of stress distribution of the plates. The effect of the orientation of the fibers has also been studied.