Stable postbuckling equilibria of axially compressed, elastic circular cylindrical shells: A finite-element analysis and comparison with experiments

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 475-481

  Maewal, A ^a   Nachbar, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

DOMES AND SHELLS;

EID: 0017538870     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3424103     Document Type: Article

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