Helical post-buckling of a rod in a cylinder: With applications to drill-strings

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 468, Issue 2142, 2012, Pages 1591-1614

  Thompson, J M T ^a   Silveira, M ^a   Van Der Heijden, G H M ^b   Wiercigroch, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drill strings; Helical buckling; Post buckling; Rod mechanics

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CYLINDERS (SHAPES);

APPROXIMATE SOLUTION; AXIAL TENSIONS; CONTACT PRESSURES; CYLINDER DIAMETERS; CYLINDRICAL CASINGS; DRILL-STRINGS; ELASTIC ROD; NEW RESULTS; POSTBUCKLING; STABILITY ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TWISTING MOMENT;

DRILLS;

EID: 84862227331     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2011.0558     Document Type: Conference Paper

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