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Stress solutions are reviewed for some typical cases of axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric loads over a structural member with the principles of elasticity. A curved bar is chosen for the analysis. Tangential, radial and shear stress are determined analytically using Airy’s stress function. The curved bar is also modelled by finite element method to obtain numerical values of stress. Analytical and numerical results are in excellent agreement with each other.