Revisiting the Stress Field Inside an Elastic Sphere Subjected to a Concentrated Load
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| author | Mori, Yosuke Yoshii, Kiwamu Takada, Satoshi |
| author_facet | Mori, Yosuke Yoshii, Kiwamu Takada, Satoshi |
| contents | We present a complete analytical solution for the stress field inside a homogeneous, inside a homogeneous, linearly elastic solid sphere subjected to a concentrated normal load applied on its surface. Starting from the three-dimensional linearized elastodynamic equations, the displacement and stress fields are derived using scalar and vector potential representations combined with spherical harmonic expansions. All expansion coefficients are determined explicitly by enforcing the traction boundary conditions. The static elastic solution is obtained rigorously as the long-time limit of the dynamical formulation. Closed-form expressions for all components of the stress tensor are provided, enabling direct evaluation of the principal stresses and their differences throughout the interior of the sphere. The analytical solution is further generalized to arbitrary loading positions by means of rotational transformations, allowing systematic treatment of multiple concentrated loads through superposition. |
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| spellingShingle | Revisiting the Stress Field Inside an Elastic Sphere Subjected to a Concentrated Load Mori, Yosuke Yoshii, Kiwamu Takada, Satoshi Classical Physics Soft Condensed Matter We present a complete analytical solution for the stress field inside a homogeneous, inside a homogeneous, linearly elastic solid sphere subjected to a concentrated normal load applied on its surface. Starting from the three-dimensional linearized elastodynamic equations, the displacement and stress fields are derived using scalar and vector potential representations combined with spherical harmonic expansions. All expansion coefficients are determined explicitly by enforcing the traction boundary conditions. The static elastic solution is obtained rigorously as the long-time limit of the dynamical formulation. Closed-form expressions for all components of the stress tensor are provided, enabling direct evaluation of the principal stresses and their differences throughout the interior of the sphere. The analytical solution is further generalized to arbitrary loading positions by means of rotational transformations, allowing systematic treatment of multiple concentrated loads through superposition. |
| title | Revisiting the Stress Field Inside an Elastic Sphere Subjected to a Concentrated Load |
| topic | Classical Physics Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.03256 |