Use of a Direct Boundary Element Method for Pin-Loaded Plates
A previously developed direct boundary element method for analyzing stresses around pin-loaded holes of compositelaminates hasbeen extended witha ree ned and improved computationalalgorithm. Themethod,procedure, and computer program are verie ed by elasticity solutions in polar coordinates for eyebars and plates having an open, as well as loaded, hole. In turn, boundary tractions generated by the direct boundary element method allowing direct application of elasticity solutions are presented. Such a scheme, which couples the boundary element and analytical methods, appears to be plausible, accurate, and efe cient for practical applications.