Stability of Thin-Walled Unstiffened Circular Cylindrical Shells under Nonuniformly Distributed Axial Load

Abstract

The report presents an experimental study of the stability of thin- walled circular cylindrical shells under nonuniformly distributed axial compression. Two techniques are given. The first is based on single tests of many specimens; the second, on many tests on a single specimen. The results are in excellent agreement. They demonstrate that such shells buckle when the stress at any point on their surface reaches the critical value for uniform axial compression.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0738087

Entities

People

  • J. W. Cox
  • W. H. Horton

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axial Loads
  • Experimental Data
  • Fabrication
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Load Distribution
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Probability
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Test Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Structural Dynamics.