BUSHL: a computer program for the inelastic buckling of shells of revolution under external pressure and axial compression (LWBR Development Program)

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1971

OSTI ID:6742171

Thurman, A L

BUSHL is a computer program that can be used to determine the load at which finite length shells of revolution buckle when subjected to hydrostatic pressure, axial compression, or a combination of the two. Meridionally curved, double-layered discrete elements are used to obtain the solution. The program includes the effects of large prebuckling deformations and anisotropic inelastic material behavior. BUSHL was developed primarily for the buckling collapse analysis of Zircaloy-clad oxide fuel rods. (NSA 25: 32102)

• Research Organization: Bettis Atomic Power Lab., Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-GEN-14
• OSTI ID: 6742171
• Report Number(s): WAPD-TM-890
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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