Kotooussov, A.Wang, C.2008-01-092008-01-092002Composite Structures, 2002; 57(1-4):445-4520263-82231879-1085http://hdl.handle.net/2440/40083Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.By adopting Kane and Mindlin's assumption that the through-the-thickness extensional strain is uniform through the plate thickness, a generalised plane-strain theory is developed for transversely isotropic plates. The three-dimensional governing equations are successfully reduced to two coupled equations in the two-dimensional space. With the new theory, explicit solutions of the three- dimensional stresses, especially the through-the-thickness component, around a circular hole and a circular inclusion are derived. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.enJournal article00200739042008010917165510.1016/S0263-8223(02)00112-50001781427000512-s2.0-003665975346719Kotooussov, A. [0000-0001-9337-5095]