Abstract: Using advanced numerical tools, which account for the cold-expansion manufacturing process, the axial capacity of welded slip pipeline joints under compressive loading is investigated. The numerical results are in good ...

Abstract: Thin-walled steel cylinders surrounded by an elastic medium, when subjected to uniform external pressure may buckle. In the present paper, using a two-dimensional model with nonlinear finite ...

Abstract: The present paper investigates structural response and buckling of long unstiffened thin-walled cylindrical steel shells, subjected to bending moments, with particular emphasis on stability design. ...

Abstract: The present paper concerns the calculation of stress concentration factors (SCFs) in steel multiplanar welded tubular double T- (DT-) connections, due to axial loads. SCFs are used for the prediction of the hot-spot stress, ...

Abstract: A mathematical model is developed for calculating linear sloshing effects in the dynamic response of horizontal-cylindrical and spherical liquid containers under external excitation, with emphasis on earthquake excitation. ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the stability of externally pressurized tubes subjected to bending. A rigorous analytical technique based on the finite element method and accounting for geometric and material nonlinearities is ...

Abstract: This paper presents a finite-element technique for the analysis of tubular member stability under combined external pressure and structural loads. A tube element is developed for the purposes of this research. While ...

Abstract: This paper summarizes results concerning the capacity of tubular members under combined loading due to external pressure and bending. A nonlinear finite-element technique, outlined in the companion paper is used. ...

Abstract: The study reported in this paper has been motivated by the need for accurate estimation of tube capacity under combined loads due to axial force, bending, and external pressure. Unstiffened and ring-stiffened tubular members ...

Abstract: An investigation of the effects of axial tension on the pressure capacity of tubular members is presented. Unstiffened and ring-stiffened tubes are analyzed using a rigorous finite-element technique that accounts for changes ...