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Title: A COMPARISON TO THEORY OF OBSERVED STABILITY FAILURES OF THIN SPHERICAL SHELLS

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4273800· OSTI ID:4273800

Experimental data on stability failures of thin spherical-shell metal windows show that the windows fail at approximately one-third the pressure calculated by the classical theory of S. Timoshenko. The experimental data are seen to compare closely with the results calculated by the newer theories of Von Karman and Tsien. (auth)

Research Organization:
California Univ., Berkeley, CA (US). Lawrence Radiation Lab.
Sponsoring Organization:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
NSA Number:
NSA-13-011985
OSTI ID:
4273800
Report Number(s):
UCRL-8403
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English