Abstract: Postbuckling behavior of clamped circular cylindrical shells of finite length under uniform axial compression is analyzed using a potential-energy-based, displacement finite-element method. Contour ...

Abstract: The chessboard buckle pattern in the solution of the linearized Donnell equations for buckling of a thin, cylindrical shell under axial compression is so sensitive to uncertainties in shell ...

Abstract: Dynamic snap-through or dynamic buckling of imperfect viscoelastic shallow arches with hinged ends is considered under step loads of infinite duration. Attention is principally devoted to the ...

Abstract: Optimization of the parameters of elementary linear viscoelastic models is considered for the design of a lap seat belt in automobiles. The vehicle is assumed to stop abruptly on impact. The ...