Wilhoit, J. C.2016-04-212016-04-211963Chen, Youcai. "The stresses in a flat circular ring with a through-cut." (1963) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89208">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89208</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89208This thesis treats a new approach to the problem of a complete ring, with one cut, supported on one face of the cut and subjected to a non-self-equilibrating load. A standard method of approach makes use of the Fourier Integral. Professor J. N. Goodier of Stanford University suggested a multiple ring approach to Professor Wilhoit in 1953. Although Professor Wilhoit made a preliminary study, no comparison of the two methods was attempted. A study is made of the stresses in the flat circular ring with a through-cut subjected to an arbitrary load. It is shown by the solution of an example that certain problems can be treated by the multiple-ring method with greater ease than by the Fourier-integral method.43 ppengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.ThesisRICE0245reformatted digitalThesis M.E. 1963 CHEN