ANALYSIS OF STRESSES AT JUNCTURES OF AXISYMMETRIC SHELLS WITH FLEXIBLE INSERT RINGS OF LINEARLY VARYING THICKNESS

Abstract

The elastic deformations of a short, flexible, tapered ring under axisymmetric edge loading and uniform pressure are investigated. The ring is treated as a thin cylindrical or conical shell of short length and linearly varying thickness. A modified Geckeler-type approximation is used for the conical shell. Equations are derived for the elastic behavior of some typical shell junctures utilizing insert rings with tapered sections. A numerical example is given which indicates that maximum discontinuity stresses in a typical reinforced cone-cylinder juncture would be reduced by 33 percent by use of a flexible, tapered ring. The additional highly localized stresses due to notch effects have not been considered. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0251087

Entities

People

  • Richard V. Raetz

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axisymmetric
  • Discontinuities
  • Equations
  • Mathematics
  • Notch Sensitivity
  • Physical Properties
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Structural Dynamics.