Nonlinear Buckling Behavior of Cylindrical Shells of Uniform Thickness under Wind Load

2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 2753-2756
Author(s):  
Lei Chen ◽  
Yi Liang Peng ◽  
Li Wan ◽  
Hong Bo Li
Keyword(s):  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Uniform Thickness ◽  
Nonlinear Buckling ◽  
Buckling Modes ◽  
Uniform External Pressure ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
Buckling Behavior

Abstract: Cylindrical shells are widely used in civil engineering. Examples include cooling towers, nuclear containment vessels, metal silos and tanks for storage of bulk solids and liquids, and pressure vessels. Cylindrical shells subjected to non-uniform wind pressure display different buckling behaviours from those of cylinders under uniform external pressure. At different aspect ratios, quite complex buckling modes occur. The geometric nonlinearity may have a significant effect on the buckling behavior. This paper presents a widely study of the nonlinear buckling behavior of cylindrical shells of uniform thickness under wind loading. The finite element analyses indicate that for stocky cylinders, the nonlinear buckling modes are the circumferential compression buckling mode, which is similar to cylinders under uniform external pressure, while for cylinders in mediate length, pre-buckling ovalization of the cross-section has an important influence on the buckling strength.

scholarly journals Nonlinear Buckling Behavior of Spiral Corrugated Sandwich FGM Cylindrical Shells Surrounded by an Elastic Medium

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1984
Author(s):  
Vu Tho Hung ◽  
Dang Thuy Dong ◽  
Nguyen Thi Phuong ◽  
Le Ngoc Ly ◽  
Tran Quang Minh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Geometrical Nonlinearity ◽  
Equation System ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Homogenization Theory ◽  
Nonlinear Buckling ◽  
Solution Form ◽  
Buckling Behavior ◽  
The Galerkin Method

This paper presents a semi-analytical approach for investigating the nonlinear buckling and postbuckling of spiral corrugated sandwich functionally graded (FGM) cylindrical shells under external pressure and surrounded by a two-parameter elastic foundation based on Donnell shell theory. The improved homogenization theory for the spiral corrugated FGM structure is applied and the geometrical nonlinearity in a von Karman sense is taken into account. The nonlinear equilibrium equation system can be solved by using the Galerkin method with the three-term solution form of deflection. An explicit solution form for the nonlinear buckling behavior of shells is obtained. The critical buckling pressure and the postbuckling strength of shells are numerically investigated. Additionally, the effects of spiral corrugation in enhancing the nonlinear buckling behavior of spiral corrugated sandwich FGM cylindrical shells are validated and discussed.

On Establishing Buckling Knockdowns for Imperfection-Sensitive Shell Structures

2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Gerasimidis ◽  
E. Virot ◽  
J. W. Hutchinson ◽  
S. M. Rubinstein
Keyword(s):  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Strong Dependence ◽  
Elastic Shell ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Buckling Load ◽  
Spherical Shells ◽  
Nonlinear Buckling ◽  
Buckling Loads ◽  
Buckling Behavior ◽  
Global Buckling

This paper investigates issues that have arisen in recent efforts to revise long-standing knockdown factors for elastic shell buckling, which are widely regarded as being overly conservative for well-constructed shells. In particular, this paper focuses on cylindrical shells under axial compression with emphasis on the role of local geometric dimple imperfections and the use of lateral force probes as surrogate imperfections. Local and global buckling loads are identified and related for the two kinds of imperfections. Buckling loads are computed for four sets of relevant boundary conditions revealing a strong dependence of the global buckling load on overall end-rotation constraint when local buckling precedes global buckling. A reasonably complete picture emerges, which should be useful for informing decisions on establishing knockdown factors. Experiments are performed using a lateral probe to study the stability landscape for a cylindrical shell with overall end rotation constrained in the first set of tests and then unconstrained in the second set of tests. The nonlinear buckling behavior of spherical shells under external pressure is also examined for both types of imperfections. The buckling behavior of spherical shells is different in a number of important respects from that of the cylindrical shells, particularly regarding the interplay between local and global buckling and the post-buckling load-carrying capacity. These behavioral differences have bearing on efforts to revise buckling design rules. The present study raises questions about the perspicacity of using probe force imperfections as surrogates for geometric dimple imperfections.

Elastic-plastic collapse of 3-D damaged cylindrical shells subjected to uniform external pressure

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. W. Zhao ◽  
J. H. Luo ◽  
M. Zheng ◽  
H. L. Li ◽  
M. X. Lu
Keyword(s):  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Plastic Collapse ◽  
Uniform External Pressure ◽  
Elastic Plastic
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