Stress and strain distributions on circular hollow cylindres, can easily be found for infinite length and uniform surface pressure. In such case, for a finite length, the stress-state must be considered triaxial. Thus, involving more elaborate mathematical solutions. A solution to the finite circular hollow cylinder problem is developed in this thesis. In all the cases that were analyzed external load consisted of a uniform pressure ring applied to the external or internal cylinder surfaces. This load was applied symmetrically with respect to the midle transverse section of the tube. The importance assumed by the axial component of stress under certain conditions of stress under certain conditions of tube geometry and external load positions is analyzed. Bisagreement between determined values of stress, whe considered as biaxial or triaxial independently, is also shown. Graphs of stress distribution on the middle transverse section of short thick walled cylinders are presented for internal diamenter and tube length ratios of 0.25, 0,50, and 0,75 and pressure ring and tube length rations of 0,5 and 1,0, although other of end flanges having caracteristics of infinite flexibility for axial deformations and infinite stiffness for radial deformations. Many computational problems arose when obtaining numerical results, such as limitations in the subroutines udes for evaluation of Bessel functions. Also, for the case of free end tubes more sophisticated mathematical methods must be applied. These troubles can be overcome throungh more advanced studies of the problem.