THE BUCKLING OF THIN WALLED CIRCULAR CYLINDRICAL SHELLS UNDER COMBINED AXIAL COMPRESSION AND BENDING

Abstract

An experimental investigation of the interaction of combined axial compression and bending stresses on the buckling of cylindrical shells of similar geometry was carried out. The shells tested were manufactured by a copper electroforming process. This method of fabrication produced thin shells to close geometric tolerances without the usual seams. A total of 16 buckling tests were conducted. The resulting experimental interaction curve indicates that the critical buckling stress increases with increased bending moments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0407992

Entities

People

  • Floyd R. Stuart

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bending Moments
  • Bending Stress
  • Calibration
  • Displacement
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Geometry
  • Government Procurement
  • Load Distribution
  • Measurement
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Plating
  • Strain Gages
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Test Sets
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Structural Dynamics.