Experimental Research on the Stability of Spatial Lattice Shell
In the interest of an understanding to the imperfection stability behavior, a model of single layer spherical lattice shell was designed. The size and the pattern of initial imperfections were entirely measured. Automatic harmony loading control system and data acquisition system was used. The experiment plan, method and results have provided reference significance for the study on the stability of spatial lattice shell. The experimental results and the results of measured imperfections method were compared and analysed in detail. It is verified that measured imperfections method can accurately take into account of the effect of initial imperfections and it can be used for the supplementary checking computations of some important finished structures.