ISSN:
1741-2765
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract This paper presents the experimental part of a study of the elastic stability of clamped and hinged spherical and paraboloidal shell caps subjected to external uniform pressure loading. Ninety-six poly-vinyl-chloride (PVC) shells of 15-in. base diameter and formed by thermovacuum process, were tested and their critical loads recorded. The effects of geometry, clamped and hinged boundary conditions, height/span and radius of curvature/thickness ratios on the critical pressure were investigated. The results are compared, where possible, with experimental data obtained by previous investigators.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02329036
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