ELASTIC INSTABILITY OF CONICAL SHELLS UNDER COMBINED LOADING

Abstract

1. Criteria are presented for the elastic instability of thin single and multilayer conical and cylindrical shells under combined axial load and external pressure. These criteria, used in design analysis, are based on theoretical results and the correlation of these results with readily available experimental data. 2. A summary is included of the studies at Avco RAD of shells under static or dynamic loads.