Buckling of Shell Structures, on Land, in the Sea and in the Air

by J.F. Jullien (Editor)

Overview

This book provides better inputs for improvement of the buckling load predictions of stiffened cylindrical shells subjected to combined loading. It is based on the International Colloquium Buckling of shell structures, on land, in the sea and in the air, Lyon, France, 17 September 1991.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781851667161
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/09/1991
Pages:	538
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

J.F. Jullien is Professor in civil engineering at INSA of Lyon.

Table of Contents

1. The influence of initial imperfections on the buckling of stiffened cylindrical shells under combined loading 2. Buckling and plastic punching of circular cylindrical shell due to saddle or lug loads 3. Towards an optimal shape of cylindrical shell structures under external pressure 4. Buckling of axially compressed cylindrical shells with local geometric imperfection 5. Statistical imperfection models for buckling analysis of composite shells 6. Buckling behaviour of composite shells under combined loading 7. Effect of impact delaminations on axial buckling of composite cylinders 8. Stability-analysis of elastic shells of revolution with the transfer-matrix-method-a fast and reliable approach based on the exact solution of the shell equations 9. Simplified analyses for the buckling of shells of revolution 10. An energy based concept for dynamic stability of elastic structures 11. Stability analysis of composite sandwich shells 12. Remarks on the effective width concept for orthotropic thin shells 13. Fibre orientation effects on the buckling behaviour of imperfect composite cylinder 14. Buckling of circular conical shells of composite materials under axial compression and external load 15. The symmetrical buckling of spherical shells 16. A concept of disturbance energy for the buckling analysis of imperfect shells 17. Verification of computer programs by discussion of the results 18. On the numerical simulation of the buckling of imperfect shells 19. Nonlinear dynamic stability of elasto-plastic shell structures under impulsive lo ad 20. Buckling analysis of shells by means of the ANKA / PC cod 21. Buckling of thin cylindrical shells submitted to external pressure 22. Buckling of laminated plates and cylindrical shells subjected to combined thermal and mechanical lo a d 23. Instability of shells of revolution using ALREF: Studies for wind loaded shells 24. Stability of wind-loaded shells of cylindrical tanks with unrestrained upper edge 25. Elastic and inelastic buckling of ring-stiffened circular cylindrical shells subjected to external pressure 26. Strength and reliability of stringer-stiffened cylinders in offshore structures 27. The ultimate strength of cylindrical shell structures under earthquakes 28. The ECCS recommendations on shell stability, design philosophy and practical applications 29. The German code din 18800 part 4: Stability of shell-type steel structures, design philosophy and practical applications 30. Towards an improved design procedure for buckling critical structures 31. Design codes for offshore structures, buckling of cylindrical shells 32. Influence of bending-twisting coupling on the buckling loads of symmetrically layered curved panels 33. Cylinder-cone-cylinder-intersections under axial compression 34. Elastic plastic buckling at cone cylinder junctions of silos 35. Buckling of cylindrical and conical shells under concentrated loading 36. Buckling of cylindrical shells under local axial loads 37. Buckling in thin elastic cylinders on column supports 38. An experimental and numerical study into the collapse strength of steel domes 39. Buckling of thin-walled cylinders under axial compression and internal pressure 40. On the effect of local imperfections on the stability of elasticplastic shells in bending 41. Recent advances on thermal buckling. New results obtained at C.E.A. 42. Static and dynamic buckling characteristics of imperfect cylindrical shells under transverse shearing loads 43. Buckling of shells with local reinforcements 44. On the performance of different elasto-plastic material models applied to cyclic shear-buckling 45. A simple generalization for Timoshenko's model problem of the stability of infinite bar in elastic media and some of its applications 46. Finite-elements for finite-rotation and stability analysis of composite shell structure 47. Mixed formulation for shells and mesh refinement 48. Upon the different theories of plastic buckling: Elements for a choice 49. Buckling and postbuckling behavior of cracked plates in tension 50. Numerical calculation of limit loads for shells of revolution with particular regard to the applying equivalent initial imperfection 51. The precritical deflections of cooling-towers. Origin and influence 52. Externally pressurised CFRP domes 53. Buckling tests with axially compressed unstiffened cylindrical shells made from CFRP 54. Towards recommendations for shell stability design by means of numerically determined buckling loads 55. The RCC-MR design rules against buckling