Effect of the thickness variation and initial imperfection on buckling of composite cylindrical shells: Asymptotic analysis and numerical results by BOSOR4 and PANDA2

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 34, Issue 28, 1997, Pages 3755-3767

  Li, Yi Wei ^a   Elishakoff, Isaac ^a   Starnes Jr , James H ^b   Bushnell, David ^c  

^a Florida Atlantic Univ   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BUCKLING; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); LOADS (FORCES); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

THICKNESS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0031247284     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(96)00230-2     Document Type: Article

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