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Buckling of longitudinally corrugated cylinders under uniform external pressure

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OSTI ID:382812
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  1. Univ. of Portsmouth (United Kingdom). Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

The paper presents a theoretical and an experimental investigation into the buckling of longitudinally corrugated cylinders under uniform external pressure. The investigation has shown that the buckling resistance of longitudinally corrugated cylinders is some 73.1% larger than equivalent unstiffened circular cylinders. Using the semi-loof shell element, a successful linear finite element stress investigation was carried out on one of these vessels.

OSTI ID:
382812
Report Number(s):
CONF-960154--; ISBN 0-9648731-8-4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English