Abstract: Circular steel silos and tanks are often constructed from rolled‐steel plates with welded or bolted lap splices. Where the lap runs horizontally around the silo circumference, the lap connection causes a local eccentricity ...

Abstract: Large circumferential compressive membrane stresses arise at the intersection of the large end of a cone and a cylinder when subjected to uniform internal pressure. Such intersections may fail by axisymmetric collapse ...

Abstract: This paper presents a detailed finite‐element investigation into the axisymmetric failure behavior and strength of intersections of the large end of a cone and a cylinder subject to uniform internal pressure. The study ...

Abstract: This paper provides a review of recent research advances and trends in the area of thin shell buckling. Only the more important and interesting aspects of recent research, judged from a ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of a major parametric study of the plastic collapse behavior and strength of the complex transition junctions in steel silos using an elastic‐plastic large‐deflection finite element analysis ...

Abstract: Elevated steel silos commonly consist of a cylindrical shell, a conical hopper, and a skirt. At the intersection of these shell segments, a ring is often provided to sustain the high circumferential compressive stress ...

Abstract: A typical elevated silo consists of a cylinder and a discharge hopper. The hopper in a silo supports the majority of the material stored within the silo, and is subject to biaxial tension. This paper presents the first ...

Abstract: Light gauge circular silos and tanks are often built from rolled steel plate with lap joints running around the circumference. In this paper, a parametric study is undertaken to explore the problem of the buckling of ...

Abstract: Metal silos and tanks are subject to axial compressive stresses in their cylindrical shell walls. The buckling strength is very sensitive to geometric imperfections in the wall. The most regular and well‐defined imperfection ...