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Computation of lower-bound elastic buckling loads using general-purpose finite element codes
Affiliation:1. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-6106, West Virginia;2. Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez 00681-9041, Puerto Rico;3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University College, London WC1E6BT, United Kingdom
Abstract:This paper investigates ways to have a computational implementation of a lower bound approach for the buckling of imperfection-sensitive shells using general purpose finite element codes. This approach was developed by Croll and others, and has been mainly employed by developing special purpose programs or analytical solutions. However, it is felt that this limits the possibilities of the user, and this shortcoming is addressed in the paper. First, the formulation is presented in a way to highlight what computations can be done following a reduced energy approach. Then, a methodology is implemented in conjunction with a general purpose program to compute the lower bound buckling load for cylindrical shells with different geometric configurations under uniform pressure. The accuracy of the procedure and the difficulties in the implementation, depending on the finite element chosen for the discretization are shown. Results demonstrate that the proposed reduced energy model can predict the lower bound load for cylindrical shells under uniform pressure distributions.
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