Abstract: A method is described whereby the limit pressure may be determined for a radial juncture of a cylindrical vessel and a spherical vessel, assuming quasi-rigid plastic behavior. The limit pressure ...

Abstract: Upper and lower bounds are found for limit loads on nonsymmetrically loaded spherical shells. The influence of geometrical and load parameters are discussed. The analytical results are compared ...

Abstract: Six experiments were performed on mild steel models which confirm that the presence of external loads (axial force, coplanar moment, and shearing force) lowers the plastic limit pressure-carrying ...

Abstract: A method is described for the analysis of structural systems containing flexible joints. The formalism of mechanical systems theory is employed to show that there always exists at least one ...