Effect of pitting defects on the buckling strength of thick-wall cylinder under axial compression

• Published in: Construction & building materials Vol. 224; pp. 226 - 241
• Main Authors: Wang, Huakun, Yu, Yang, Yu, Jianxing, Xu, Weipeng, Chen, Haicheng, Wang, Zhaoyu, Han, Mengxue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 10.11.2019
• Subjects: Axial compression; Buckling; Cylinder; Pitting corrosion; Cylinder; Pitting corrosion; Axial compression; Buckling

•The effect of pits on the collapse pressure of cylinder under axial compression was experimental and numerical studied.•A novel shell model with pitting defects was proposed.•Realistic pits can be simulated based on the user defined Python program.•The distribution of pit affects the bucking mode h...