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: The J values for a circumferential through crack in a 4-in. (101.6-mm) schedule 80 pipe subjected to axial and bending loads were determined. The Virtual Crack Extension (VCE) method was used ...