A note on singularities in a Cosserat continuum

This paper is concerned with the singularities that are due to concentrated couples in an infinite linear, elastic, isotropic Cosserat continuum. The solution to the problem of a concentrated couple, acting within an infinite region, may be obtained as a limiting case of the solution to the problem of body moments acting within a finite portion of the infinite medium. Alternatively, the solution to the problem of the concentrated couple can be constructed from the solution to the case of a concentrated force acting within an infinite body, by combining two double-forces with moments to form a center of rotation.