Cylindrical shell buckling: a characterization of localization and periodicity. (English) Zbl 1046.74017

Hunt, G. W.; Lord, G. J.; Peletier, M. A.

Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst., Ser. B 3, No. 4, 505-518 (2003).

Summary: A hypothesis for the prediction of the circumferential wavenumber of buckling of the thin axially-compressed cylindrical shell is presented, based on the addition of a length effect to the classical (Koiter circle) critical load result. Checks against physical and numerical experiments, both by direct comparison of wavenumbers and via a scaling law, provide strong evidence that the hypothesis is correct.

MSC:

74G60	Bifurcation and buckling
74K25	Shells
74S05	Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics

Keywords:

Koiter circle critical load; circumferential wavenumber; length effect