Abstract: The present paper deals with the effects of initial geometric imperfections on large-amplitude vibrations of simply supported rectangular plates. The vibration mode, the geometric imperfection, and ...

Abstract: This papers deals with the effects of initial geometric imperfections on large-amplitude vibrations of cylindrical panels simply supported along all four edges. In-plane movable and in-plane ...

Abstract: The present paper deals with the design of beneficial geometric imperfections of short, thin-walled columns in order to maximize their energy absorption. The investigation was motivated by the ...

Abstract: The present paper deals with the influence of small geometric imperfections on the vibration frequencies of rectangular, simply supported, angle ply, thin composite plates subjected to inplane ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the effects of geometric imperfections on the vibration frequencies of simply supported flat plates under in-plane uniaxial or biaxial compression. The analysis is based ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the initial postbuckling of antisymmetric cross-ply closed cylindrical shells under torsion. Under the assumptions employed in Koiter’s theory of elastic stability, the ...

Abstract: This paper examines the theoretical postbuckling behavior and imperfection-sensitivity of antisymmetrically laminated open, long, cylindrical panels under shear loads. The longitudinal edges may be ...

Abstract: An energy balance method for the dynamic plastic analysis of thin rectangular plates made of a strain-rate sensitive material, taking into account the influence of finite-deflections, is proposed. ...