A complex variable technique to study notch-effects in geodynamics

Summary The techniques of Complex Variables are used to obtain a solution for a general notch problem having a load distributed over any portion of its free surface. This solution is very general in that it can be used for many different shapes of notches, including protrusions, by simply varying a few parameters. The same techniques are then used to solve the problem of a notched plate acted on by loads at infinity. This solution is of a very general nature. One particular solution holds for the problem studied in an earlier publication.