Analysis of a plate containing an elliptic inclusion with eigencurvatures

Summary An infinite plate containing an elliptic subregion in which a uniform eigencurvature is prescribed is analyzed. The problem is formulated by using the classical plate theory. Employing the Maysel's relation, an integral-type solution to the equilibrium equation is expressed in terms of the eigencurvature. Closed-form solutions of the displacement and corresponding resultant moment are obtained for interior points as well as for exterior points of the ellipse. An infinite plate containing an elliptic inhomogeneity in which a uniform eigencurvature is prescribed is also considered. The disturbance of the displacement and corresponding resultant moment due to the inhomogeneity is determined by the equivalent eigencurvature method. Solutions of a circular finite plate with uniform eigencurvature in a circular zone are also obtained analytically. Received 30 September 1997; accepted for publication 3 February 1998