An Imperfection Sensitivity Analysis on Buckling of Laminated Composite Cylindrical Shells

Cansu Özgen*, Vedat Ziya Doğan

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Buckling is an instability problem which occurs under compressive forces on slender structures, and it happens suddenly without warning. Therefore, calculating correct critical buckling load is important for thin walled structures. Including imperfection in the analysis is very important since buckling loads with imperfection are far lower than the buckling loads obtained by assuming that they are perfect. Ignoring the initial imperfections may cause unexpected failures. It is possible to classify the imperfections as geometric, material or loading. Among them, the geometric imperfection has the highest effect on the critical buckling load. In this study, the influence of geometric imperfection on the buckling of axially loaded composite cylindrical structures is investigated. A parametric study is conducted to determine how the imperfection sensitivity can vary with the length to diameter ratio, stacking sequence, and the shape of the imperfection. For this purpose, Finite Element Analyses (FEA) are implemented by using a commercial FEM code, ABAQUS.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology, ICNST 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages73-76
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9780738112886
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event4th IEEE International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology, ICNST 2021 - Virtual, Chengdu, China
Duration: 26 Jun 202128 Jun 2021

Publication series

Name2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology, ICNST 2021

Conference

Conference4th IEEE International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology, ICNST 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityVirtual, Chengdu
Period26/06/2128/06/21

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Keywords

  • Buckling
  • composite
  • Cylinder
  • Finite element analysis
  • Imperfection

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