The paper proposes an approach to solving a spatial stress problem for solid circular cylinders under axisymmetric surface loading. Two types of boundary conditions at the ends are examined: simply supported or clamped. The circumferential variable is separated using Fourier series for the former type of boundary conditions, and spline-approximation in longitudinal coordinate is used for the latter type of boundary conditions. The resulting one-dimensional problems are solved by the stable discrete-orthogonalization method, evaluating indeterminate forms on the cylinder axis in the governing equations. Radial displacements and circumferential and longitudinal stresses are plotted
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