Gradient model in the problem of stress-concentration around a circular hole in two-component stochastic composites

The gradient model of stochastically inhomogeneous media is used to study the stress concentration around a circular hole in a two-component elastic composite. The study is based on a general solution of the system of equilibrium equations expressed in terms of harmonic functions and functions that satisfy the Helmholtz equation. This solution is used to solve problems for an infinite plane with a circular hole under uniform and uniaxial tension. The results obtained are compared with the solutions found using the theory of effective moduli, which is simpler __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 12, pp. 41–53, December 2007.