Asymptotic solution for nonlinear buckling of orthotropic shells on elastic foundation

AIAA Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1772-1783

  Nie, G H ^a,d   Chan, C K ^b,e   Yao, J C ^a,d   He, X Q ^c,e  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics   (China)

^e Department of Applied Mathematics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ITERATION METHOD; ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; BUCKLING BEHAVIORS; ELASTIC FOUNDATION; EXTERNAL PRESSURES; GEOMETRIC IMPERFECTION; MATERIAL PARAMETER; NONDIMENSIONAL; NONLINEAR BUCKLING; NONLINEAR DEFORMATIONS; ORTHOTROPIC SHELLS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; SHALLOW SPHERICAL SHELL; SHEAR MODULUS;

BUCKLING; DEFORMATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 68249099471     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.43311     Document Type: Article

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