ISSN:
1573-2681
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract The stability under overall axial compression of a finitely inflated cylindrical membrane composed of highly elastic material is investigated. The critical loads for inflated tubes with closed ends and with either simply-supported or fixed ends are determined in terms of the material properties of the membrane. For long tubes the results are compared with the Euler formulae for the buckling load for struts in compression. An “equivalent Young's modulus” is derived, and it is shown that the critical loads can be obtained from the Euler formulae by using the dimensions of the inflated state and the equivalent Young's modulus.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00126997
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