Abstract: In this article, the analytical buckling load coefficient formula for a cylinder with circumferential thickness variation subjected to varying external pressure is established for the first time by developing a quadratic ...

Abstract: This paper presents an analytical study on the buckling of axially compressed cylindrical shells with arbitrary thickness imperfections (nonaxisymmetric and axisymmetric). First, the basic governing partial differential ...

Abstract: This paper proposes an analytical buckling load formula for a cylindrical shell subjected to local axial compression for the first time, which is achieved by a carefully constructed load description and perturbation ...