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Buckling of unstiffened and ring stiffened cylindrical shells under axial compression.Bifurcation stresses and initial postbuckling behavior of both unstiffened and outside ring stiffened circular cylindrical shells under axial compression are analyzed. The shells are assumed to have axisymmetric sinusoidal imperfections with arbitrary wavelengths and amplitudes. It is found that for large imperfection amplitudes and wavelengths both the unstiffened and the stiffened shells have extremely small bifurcation loads. The postbuckling analysis shows that for small imperfection amplitudes the bifurcations from the axisymmetric state are initially unstable and collapse is associated with the bifurcation points. However, for larger values of the imperfection amplitudes the bifurcations are stable. For unstiffened shells the transition from unstable to stable bifurcations can take place at very small values of the load. On the other hand, for stiffened shells it is found that bifurcations at load levels less than about 40% of the classical buckling load have stable initial postbuckling behavior.
Document ID
19730043956
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Pedersen, P. T.
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: International Journal of Solids and Structures
Volume: 9
Subject Category
Structural Mechanics
Accession Number
73A28758
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-22-007-012
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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