Abstract: The condition of eccentric discharge is known to be one of the most critical for the design of thin-walled cylindrical metal silos. Significant progress has been made in recent years in devising a relatively realistic set ...

Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive computational investigation of the elastic nonlinear buckling response of near-perfect and highly imperfect uniform-thickness thin cylindrical shells of varying length under combined ...

Abstract: The most serious loading condition for slender thin-walled metal silos has long been recognized to be the condition of discharge, with eccentric discharge causing more catastrophic failures than any other. Two key reasons ...

Abstract: Four-point bending tests have been a staple in many structural engineering experiments as a reliable way of assessing the bending resistance of circular hollow sections, tubes, and cylindrical shells, and they continue to ...