Confrontation of shell buckling research results with the collapse of a steel water tower

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-314

  Vandepitte, Daniël ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Buckling failure; Inspection; Shape imperfections; Shells; Water towers

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WATER TOWERS;

SHAPE IMPERFECTIONS;

STEEL STRUCTURES;

BUCKLING;

EID: 0033103071     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-974X(98)00203-X     Document Type: Article

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