Thermal stresses around an elliptic hole in an infinite thick plate subjected to a uniform heat flow

A theoretical three-dimensional analysis is presented for determining the state of thermal stresses around an insulated13; elliptic hole in an infinitely long thick plate subjected to a uniform heat flow. The maximum stress is found to depend on13; the ratio of thickness to length of the semi-major axis of the hole and also on Poisson's ratio. In the limiting cases, the solution13; reduces to the corresponding circular hole solution obtained by Lee, and also to the two-dimensional solution of the13; elliptic hole problem as given by Florence and (;oodier.