Paradoxical buckling behaviour of a thin cylindrical shell under axial compression

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 843-865

  Lancaster, E R ^a,b   Calladine, C R ^a   Palmer, S C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Group Risk Engineering   (United Kingdom)

^c Yarm School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axial load; Buckling; Cylindrical shell; Experiments; Imperfections; Self stress imperfections; Statically determinate boundary conditions

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUCKLING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DEFECTS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

AXIAL LOAD;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0034179802     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7403(99)00030-2     Document Type: Article

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