Cylindrical shells are widely used in many kinds of applications under different cases of load combination. Nevertheless, only a small number of researches have been executed on cylindrical shells under pure bending in combination with external pressure. The present experimental research studies the buckling behavior of long cylindrical steel shells under combined pure bending and peripheral pressure. This study shows that initial sectional deformation developed by preloading considerably affects the buckling capacity of such shells. Moreover, it was found that primary load appreciably expedites the initiation of the buckling by activating the possible geometrical imperfections once shells are exposed to secondary load.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	buckling experiments, cylindrical shell, pure bending, external pressure
Research Division:	Engineering
Research Group:	Civil Engineering
Research Field:	Structural Engineering
Objective Division:	Construction
Objective Group:	Construction Materials Performance and Processes
Objective Field:	Metals (e.g. Composites, Coatings, Bonding)
UTAS Author:	Ghanbari Ghazijahani, T (Mr Tohid Ghanbari Ghazijahani)
ID Code:	93943
Year Published:	2013
Web of Science® Times Cited:	3
Deposited By:	Engineering
Deposited On:	2014-08-25
Last Modified:	2014-08-27
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