The rectangle, under general equilibrium loading, in generalized plane stress

In a recent paper Gaydon & Shepherd (1964) presented the solution of a semi-infinite strip –1 ≤ y ≤ 1, x ≥ 0, – c ≤ z ≤ c in generalized plane stress under a general distribution of normal and shear stress over the end x = 0. In this paper the method is extended to apply to the finite rectangle – a ≤ x ≤ a, – b ≤ y ≤ b, –c ≤ z ≤ c with a general distribution of normal and shear stress over all four sides.