On the solution singularity in the plane elasticity problem for a cantilever strip

The plane elasticity problem of bending of a cantilever strip whose material is assumed to be incompressible in the transverse direction is solved. It is shown that, in the classical statement of of the boundary condition for the fixed edge of the strip, the solution has a singularity at the corner points of the edge. Several cases of the strip fixation and loading characterized by the presence or absence of the solution singularity are considered. The strength of glass beams of three types, for which the theory of elasticity predicts whether the normal stress has a singularity, is studied experimentally. It is shown that the limit stresses for the beams of the types under study are practically the same, which testifies that the solution singularity does not have any physical nature.