SCF_4

Rod with circumscribing u-shaped groove under bending

Function SCF_4 returns the stress concentration factor for a rod of diameter D with a circumscribing U-shaped groove. The rod is subject to bending moments.

Inputs:
D - the diameter of the rod
t - the depth of the notch from surface (maximum normal distance between surface face and notch)
r - the radius of the notch

Example: SCF=SCF_4(D,t,r)

Reference: Pilkey, Walter D. (1997). Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors (2nd Edition). John Wiley & Sons. p. 122. Online version available at: http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/Toc.jsp?BookID=583&VerticalID=0

Stress Concentration Factors Index