THE STABILITY OF ELASTIC EQUILIBRIUM

Abstract

A general theory of elastic stability is presented. In contrast to previous works in the field, the present analysis is augmented by an investigation of the behavior of the buckled structure in the immediate neighborhood of the bifurcation point. This investigation explains why some structures, e.g., a flat plate supported along its edges and subjected to thrust in its plane, are capable of carrying loads considerably above the buckling load, while other structures, e.g., an axially loaded cylindrical shell, collapse at loads far below the theoretical critical load.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0704124

Entities

People

  • Warner Tjardus Koiter

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Buckling
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Eigenvalues
  • Eigenvectors
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Lepidoptera
  • Materials
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Variational Equations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Structural Dynamics.