A NOTE ON BUCKLING OF SPHERICAL CAPS WITH INITIAL ASYMMETRIC IMPERFECTIONS

A new formulation for spherical cap strain-displacement relations including initial imperfections is adopted which is based on Donnell-type nonlinear cylindrical shell theory. A series of runs was made to determine the asymmetric buckling pressures for the spherical caps with 90-deg pieshaped imperfection segments. Results obtained for deflection response values of 6 and 8 are indeed lower than those obtained previously.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Also available in the Physics of Fluids, V15N4, pp 540-554 April 1972.
  • Corporate Authors:

    Catholic University of America

    Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
    Washington, DC  United States  20017
  • Authors:
    • Kao, R
  • Publication Date: 1971-12

Media Info

  • Pagination: 18 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00035630
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
  • Report/Paper Numbers: CATHU-CME-N SF-71-01
  • Contract Numbers: NSF-GK-23747
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 27 1972 12:00AM