Buckling of thin cylindrical shells under axial compression

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 37, Issue 33, 2000, Pages 4509-4525

  Mandal, P ^a   Calladine, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classical buckling theory; Cylindrical shell structures; Finite element method; Initial imperfection; Initial stressg; Non linear buckling; Post buckling; Self weight buckling; Static determinacy

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

AXIAL COMPRESSION; NONLINEAR BUCKLING; SELF WEIGHT BUCKLING;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0033751341     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(99)00160-2     Document Type: Article

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