Instability of imperfect composite cylindrical shells under combined loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-64

  Tafreshi, Azam ^a   Bailey, Colin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axial compression; Bending; Buckling and postbuckling; Combined loading; Composites; External pressure; Finite element method; Laminated cylindrical shells; Torsion

Indexed keywords

AXIAL COMPRESSION; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BUCKLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOAD TESTING; STABILITY; TORSIONAL STRESS;

COMBINED LOADING; LAMINATED CYLINDRICAL SHELLS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

BENDING; BUCKLING; COMPOSITE; COMPRESSION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LOADING (TESTING); PRESSURE;

EID: 33847609694     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.02.031     Document Type: Article

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