The Carothers solution for a wedge loaded by a concentrated couple at its vertex is known to be valid for the wedge angles $2α<2α*≈257 deg$ only. Moreover, for $π<2α<2α*$ it exists for antisymmetric loading only. The more realistic model of the concentrated couple of the arbitrary orientation is examined by the approach of Dundurs-Markenscoff. It is shown that the Carothers type solution holds for the edge angles $2α<π.$[S0021-8936(00)00402-5]

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