Stability of Thin-Walled Tubes Under Torsion

L. H. Donnell

Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers · 1934 · 517 citations · 0 references

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"In this report a theoretical solution is developed for the torsion on a round thin-walled tube for which the walls become unstable. The results of this theory are given by a few simple formulas and curves which cover all cases. The differential equations of equilibrium are derived in a simpler form than previously found, it being shown that many items can be neglected" (p. 3).