On the timoshenko buckling load of thin walled cylindrical shells

✍ Scribed by Genin, J.

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1968
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 230 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0003-6994
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00383940

✦ Synopsis

A technique is presented for simulating simply supported boundary conditions in axial cylinder buckling experiments. An il~ternal mandrel is employed. The geometric and material constants of the mandrel can be carefully selected allowing it to expand, through a Poisson effect, at the same rate as the shell. The mandrel provides an expansion mechanism for the edges of the shell which allows the shell's generators to remain straight until buckling occurs. In addition, the mandrel Call also be used to limit buckle deformations to the elastic region.