Experiments on imperfection insensitive axially loaded cylindrical shells
- Creators
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Ning, Xin
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Pellegrino, Sergio
Abstract
This paper presents an experimental study of imperfection insensitive composite wavy cylindrical shells subject to axial compression. A fabrication technique for making cylindrical shells with intricate shape of cross-sections has been developed. A photogrammetry technique to measure the geometric imperfections has also been developed. The behavior of the wavy shells under axial compression was predicted through simulations and measured through compression tests. Both the analyses and experiments have confirmed that the wavy shells are imperfection insensitive. Comparisons between the wavy shells and circular shells have also confirmed that introducing optimal symmetry-breaking wavy cross-sections can significantly reduce the imperfection sensitivity and improve the load-bearing capability of cylindrical shells.
Additional Information
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. Received 4 August 2015, Revised 1 May 2016, Accepted 28 February 2017, Available online 15 March 2017. We thank Professors P. Ermanni and M.M. Mikulas for help and advice during the course of this study. J. Steeves provided the lamina properties in Section 2.2 and the fiber misalignment data in Section 4.6.1. We thank R. Hurley and Professor J. Andrade for providing access to the high-speed camera. We also thank P. Arakelian, I. Maqueda, and K. Patterson for help and advice regarding shell manufacturing and testing. Financial support from the Resnick Institute at the California Institute of Technology is gratefully acknowledged.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 77792
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.02.028
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20170526-080151216
- Resnick Sustainability Institute
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2017-05-26Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2021-11-15Created from EPrint's last_modified field
- Caltech groups
- Resnick Sustainability Institute, GALCIT