Consistent equivalent geometric imperfections for the numerical buckling strength verification of cylindrical shells under uniform external pressure

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-188

  Schneider, Werner ^a   Brede, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circumferential compression; Cylindrical shell; GMNIA; Imperfection parameters; Imperfection sensitivity; Structural stability; Uniform external pressure

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DEFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STABILITY; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

CIRCUMFERENTIAL COMPRESSION; CYLINDRICAL SHELLS; GMNIA; IMPERFECTION SENSITIVITY; IMPERFECTIONS PARAMETERS; STRUCTURAL STABILITY; UNIFORM EXTERNAL PRESSURE;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 10644249245     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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