... methods are required that adequately take effects such as material anisotropy, coupling effects, and shear deformations into account which are inherent to this class of materials. This paper aims to provide an overview of engineering analysis methods concerning the buckling and post-buckling behavior...

...J. Błachut Manuscript received August 18, 2013; final manuscript received November 14, 2013; published online December 30, 2013. Editor: Harry Dankowicz. 18 08 2013 14 11 2013 This review aims to complement a milestone monograph by Singer et al. (2002, Buckling...

...C. M. Wang; Y. Y. Zhang; Y. Xiang; J. N. Reddy This paper reviews recent research studies on the buckling of carbon nanotubes. The structure and properties of carbon nanotubes are introduced to the readers. The various buckling behaviors exhibited by carbon nanotubes are also presented herein...

... aerospace industry bending buckling internal stresses plates (structures) shells (structures) Stiffened plate and shell components have been used for many years in a variety of engineering structures, as shown in Figs. 1 2 . In aerospace industry, they are used in the construction of aircraft...

... are loaded by internal or external pressure. Apart from buckling and plastic loads, the ultimate load carrying capacity, i.e., burst pressure, for internally pressurized heads is also examined. On a practical side, aboveground and underground cases are discussed. In the latter case of underground vessels...

...D. Karagiozova; Marcílio Alves Structural elements, which deform inelastically, are often used in energy-absorbing devices due to their simple design and the high efficiency achieved by several buckling deformation mechanisms. The application of light ductile materials in transportation systems...

... of the asymptotic approaches for buckling of imperfection-sensitive structures and materials. 30 06 2008 bifurcation buckling elasticity finite element analysis group theory 1 2 The experimental buckling loads of long thin-walled cylinders were found to fall markedly below...

...E Hinton,, Editor; J Sienz; M Ozakca; CH Yoo,, Reviewer 12 10 2004 reviews shells (structures) mesh generation optimisation vibrations buckling CD-ROMs FORTRAN 7R6. Analysis and Optimization of Prismatic and Axisymmetric Shell Structures: Theory, Practice, and Software...

... fields superposed on a bias. This theory, obtained by different approaches, and the development of structural theories for electroelastic beams, plates, and shells under biasing fields are discussed. Applications of these theories for small fields superposed on biasing fields in the buckling of thin...

...OT Bruhns,, Author; P Puri,, Reviewer 26 04 2004 solids elasticity beams (structures) plates (structures) buckling vibrations reviews 3R5. Advanced Mechanics of Solids. - OT Bruhns (Institut fur Mechanik, Ruhr-Univ Bochum, Universitatsstr 150, Bochum, D-44780...

...CA Brebbia,, Editor; GN Nurick,, Editor; AE Bogdanovich,, Reviewer Dynamic elastic-plastic buckling of metal tubes having circular and square cross-sections. Axisymmetric plastic deformation and buckling of cylindrical metal tubes. Crushing analysis of ship structures. Crushing...

... is but briefly discussed. In addition, studies dealing with particular dynamical problems involving finite deformations, eg, dynamic buckling, stability, and flutter of shells coupled to flowing fluids, are also discussed. This review is structured as follows: after a short introduction on some...

...-qualified geometric stiffness matrix can always yield satisfactory results. There are 122 references cited in this review article. 22 07 2003 buckling finite element analysis iterative methods elasticity By the Galerkin approach, Yang and Kuo 27 proceeded to develop a physical link...

...C Decolon,, Author; E Armanios,, Reviewer 15 01 2003 composite materials laminates structural engineering vibrations bending buckling reviews 1R16. Analysis of Composite Structures. - C Decolon (Dept of Mech, Conservatoire Natl des Arts et Metiers, France) . Hermes...

...J Singer,, Author; J Arbocz,, Author; T Weller,, Author; JA Cheney ,, Reviewer 15 01 2003 buckling structural engineering reviews 1R17. Buckling Experiments: Experimental Methods in Buckling of Thin-Walled Structures. Shells, Built-up Structures, Composites and Additional...

... literature on this subject is also given by Bolotin. The present paper aims to review major developments in the analysis and characterization of buckling driven delamination from 1990 to the present. Its abridged version was presented in a plenary lecture at the 13th International Conference on Composite...

... under intensive study, we present here some of the approaches to this topic. Our concentration throughout is on the exploration of mechanical properties such as Young’s modulus, bending stiffness, buckling criteria, and tensile and compressive strengths. Finally, we discuss several examples of exciting...

...PE Tovstik; AL Smirnov; CR Steele 11 09 2002 buckling flexible structures elasticity mechanical stability reviews 9R24. Asymptotic Methods in the Buckling Theory of Elastic Shells. - PE Tovstik and AL Smirnov (St Petersburg State Univ, Russia). World Sci Publ...

...E Ventsel,, Author; T Krauthammer,, Author; E Carrera,, Reviewer 30 07 2002 elasticity bending buckling vibrations structural engineering reviews 7R28. Thin Plates and Shells: Theory, Analysis, and Applications. - E Ventsel (Eng Sci and Mech Dept, Penn State, Univ Park...

... of the cross-section of a thick-walled pipeline under combined loadings was also determined by using the boundary perturbation method. One of our papers was devoted to optimal design of shells subject to bending and axial force under creep buckling constraints; it used the concept of the shell of uniform...