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AN APPROXIMATE ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF THIN CYLINDRICAL SHELLS UNDER AXIAL LOADING
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EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCollapse LoadStructural OptimizationShell TheoryStructural EngineeringApproximate TheoryMechanicsCompression (Physics)Shell StructureStructural CollapseMaterials ScienceApproximate AnalysisShell ThicknessMechanical ModelingSolid MechanicsCollapse BehaviourThin-walled StructureStructural MechanicsMechanics Of Materials
An approximate theory for the process is derived, leading to a solution of the type P = Ct1.5√D, where P is the collapse load, t the shell thickness, D the shell diameter, and C a constant for any given material. Good agreement is exhibited between this relationship and experimental results.