Imperfection sensitivity of thin elastic cylindrical shells subject to partial axial compression

2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (24-25) ◽  
pp. 7155-7180 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.Y. Song ◽  
J.G. Teng ◽  
J.M. Rotter
Keyword(s):  
Axial Compression ◽  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Imperfection Sensitivity

Buckling Behavior of Elliptical Shells of Changing Thickness under Uniform Axial Compression

2013 ◽  
Vol 351-352 ◽  
pp. 492-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Wan ◽  
Lei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Axial Compression ◽  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Imperfection Sensitivity ◽  
Buckling Mode ◽  
Buckling Strength ◽  
Shell Buckling ◽  
Buckling Behavior ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Post Buckling ◽  
Shell Geometry

Many elliptical shells are used in structural applications in which the dominant loading condition is axial compression. Due to the fact that the radius varies along the cross-section midline, the buckling behavior is more difficult to identify than those of cylindrical shells. The general concerned aspects in cylindrical shell buckling analyses such as the buckling mode, the pre-buckling deformation and post-buckling deformation are all quite different related to specific elliptical shell geometry. The buckling behavior of elliptical cylindrical shells with uniform thickness has been widely studied by many researchers. However, the thickness around the circumference may change for some specific structural forms, the femoral neck for example, which makes the buckling behavior more complex. It is known that the buckling strength of thin cylindrical shells is quite sensitive to imperfections, so it is natural to explore the imperfection sensitivity of elliptical shells. This paper explores the buckling behavior of imperfect elliptical shells under axial compression. It is hoped that the results will make a useful contribution in this field.

Imperfection Insensitivity of Thin Wavy Cylindrical Shells Under Axial Compression or Bending

2020 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kshitij Kumar Yadav ◽  
Simos Gerasimidis
Keyword(s):  
Axial Compression ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Imperfection Sensitivity ◽  
Wave Parameters ◽  
Bending Load

Abstract The presence of imperfections significantly reduces the load carrying capacity of thin cylindrical shells due to the high sensitivity of thin shells to imperfections. To nullify this unfavorable characteristic, thin cylindrical shells are designed using a conservative knockdown factor method, which was developed by NASA in the late 1960s. Almost all the design codes, explicitly or implicitly, follow this approach. Recently, a new approach has emerged to significantly reduce the sensitivity of thin cylindrical shells. In this approach, wavy cross sections are used instead of circular cross sections for creating thin cylinders. Past studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of wavy cylinders to reduce imperfection sensitivity of thin cylinders under axial compression assuming linear elastic material behavior. These studies used eigenmode imperfections which do not represent realistic imperfections found in cylinders. In this paper, using a realistic dimple-like imperfection, new insights are presented into the response of wavy cylinders under uniform axial compression and bending. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the wavy cylinders to reduce imperfection sensitivity under bending load is investigated assuming a plastic Ramberg–Osgood material model. The effect of wave parameters, e.g., the amplitude and the number of waves, is also explored. This study reveals that wavy thin cylinders are insensitive to imperfections under bending in the inelastic range of the material. It is also found that the wave parameters play a decisive role in the response of thin wavy cylinders to imperfections under bending.

Buckling of Circular Cylindrical Shells Using a Displacement Function

1974 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 1322-1327
Author(s):  
Shun Cheng ◽  
C. K. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Axial Compression ◽  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Displacement Function ◽  
Combined Loading ◽  
Trial Solution ◽  
Governing Differential Equation ◽  
Circular Cylindrical Shells ◽  
The Stability

The buckling problem of circular cylindrical shells under axial compression, external pressure, and torsion is investigated using a displacement function φ. A governing differential equation for the stability of thin cylindrical shells under combined loading of axial compression, external pressure, and torsion is derived. A method for the solutions of this equation is also presented. The advantage in using the present equation over the customary three differential equations for displacements is that only one trial solution is needed in solving the buckling problems as shown in the paper. Four possible combinations of boundary conditions for a simply supported edge are treated. The case of a cylinder under axial compression is carried out in detail. For two types of simple supported boundary conditions, SS1 and SS2, the minimum critical axial buckling stress is found to be 43.5 percent of the well-known classical value Eh/R3(1−ν2) against the 50 percent of the classical value presently known.

RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT OF AXIALLY COMPRESSED COMPOSITE CYLINDRICAL SHELLS WITH RANDOM IMPERFECTIONS

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 215-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATTEO BROGGI ◽  
ADRIANO CALVI ◽  
GERHART I. SCHUËLLER
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Axial Compression ◽  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Reliability Assessment ◽  
Buckling Analysis ◽  
Buckling Load ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Drastic Decrease ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Probability And Statistics

Cylindrical shells under axial compression are susceptible to buckling and hence require the development of enhanced underlying mathematical models in order to accurately predict the buckling load. Imperfections of the geometry of the cylinders may cause a drastic decrease of the buckling load and give rise to the need of advanced techniques in order to consider these imperfections in a buckling analysis. A deterministic buckling analysis is based on the use of the so-called knockdown factors, which specifies the reduction of the buckling load of the perfect shell in order to account for the inherent uncertainties in the geometry. In this paper, it is shown that these knockdown factors are overly conservative and that the fields of probability and statistics provide a mathematical vehicle for realistically modeling the imperfections. Furthermore, the influence of different types of imperfection on the buckling load are examined and validated with experimental results.

Imperfection-sensitivity of eccentrically stiffened cylindrical shells.

AIAA Journal ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 392-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN W. HUTCHINSON ◽  
JOHN C. AMAZIGO
Keyword(s):  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Imperfection Sensitivity ◽  
Stiffened Cylindrical Shells

Buckling behaviors of thin-walled cylindrical shells under localized axial compression loads, Part 1: Experimental study

2021 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 108118
Author(s):  
Peng Jiao ◽  
Zhiping Chen ◽  
He Ma ◽  
Peng Ge ◽  
Yanan Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Axial Compression ◽  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Thin Walled
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