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													     		                            						                            																	    Abstract  Using the complex potential method in the bending theory of elasticity for anisotropic body, the stress distribution in a finite laminate containing the elliptical holes is proposed with the help of Faber series expansion. The effects of parameter are studied in detail. Some conclusions are drawn.
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															    																	Received: 30 October 2008
																	    
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