The effect of weld-induced imperfections on the buckling behaviour of spherical and conical shells

The early research was on general imperfections most commonly in the form of the lowest buckling modes. The use of steel pates to fabricate silos in a regular pattern led to the civil engineering interest in the weld-induced imperfection. This imperfection was found to be in the circumferential direction and the dominant cause for the reduction of the classical buckling load. As previous research was conducted on cylindrical shells the current thesis focused on studying two different shell geometries.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Civil Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Steyn, Brett Kenneth

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Zingoni, Alphose

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4999

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/4999