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STRESSES AND DEFLECTION IN A CYLINDRICAL SHELL SUBJECTED TO CONCENTRATED RADIAL LOADS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4101198
The measured stresses and deflections of cylindrical shells with free ends, when subjected to concentrated loads along the central diameter, are presented. An empirical analogy is made with a simply supported flat plate for which stresses and deflection are easy to compute. Over the range of parameters studied (the ratio of cylinder diameter to wall thickness varled from 32 to 64, and the ratio of cylinder length to diameter varied from 0.6 to 5), the agreement is such that the empirical results should have useful application in the design of shells for local loading. (auth)
Research Organization:
California. Univ., Livermore. Lawrence Radiation Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
NSA Number:
NSA-15-008929
OSTI ID:
4101198
Report Number(s):
UCRL-6032
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English