AXISYMMETRIC BUCKLING OF THIN PRESSURIZED CYLINDRICAL SHELLS UNDER AXIAL COMPRESSION,
Abstract
A theoretical and experimental investigation of buckling characteristics of thin pressurized cylindrical shells under axial compression is presented. Theoretical analyses, restricted to the case of small-finite displacements, of axisymmetric elastic as well as plastic buckling are included. General dimensionless expressions for radial displacement, principal shear stress, and unit end shortening are determined. In addition, a general relationship is established between plastic buckling load and several parameters, including that of internal pressure. For a given cylinder the experimental results indicate that increasing the internal pressure increases the buckling load as long as the buckling remains eleastic. For plastic buckling, on the other hand, both the theoretical and experimental results show that increasing the internal pressure decreases the buckling load. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0608232
Entities
People
- Jerome J. Connor Jr.
- John Campo
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory