Determination of stresses and displacements in a thin annular disk subjected to diametral compression

Results of an analysis of the plane stress state of a thin annular disk subjected to uniform pressure on two diametrically opposite segments of the rim are presented. Some features of the stress distribution are investigated by means of both theoretical technique and experimental testing. Analytical expressions for the components of the displacement vector that correspond to the stress state of a ring under the action of diametral compression are established.