Instabilities of thin circular cylindrical shells under radial loading

• Published in: International journal of mechanical sciences Vol. 104; pp. 174 - 189
• Main Authors: Kumar, Anish, Lal Das, Sovan, Wahi, Pankaj
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Buckling; Cylindrical shells; Equations of motion; Fluctuation; Instability; Mathematical analysis; Parametric instability; Radial Loads; Shell equations; Shell theory; Stability; Shell equations; Buckling; Radial Loads; Parametric instability

We study the stability of thin walled circular cylindrical shells subject to radial pressure loading. Towards this end, we first develop the equations of motion of these shells with predominant radial deflections. We identify additional terms in the shell equations of motion which have mostly been n...