Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

, Volume 46, Issue 5–6, pp 341–346 | Cite as

Determination of plastic limit load for intersecting shells

  • V. N. Skopinskii
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Three directions of nonlinear analysis: limit, elastoplastic, and structurally nonlinear, are discussed. Works reporting theoretical and experimental data are reviewed. The current state of this subject is critically analyzed.

Keywords

Cylindrical Shell Internal Pressure Deformation Parameter Limit Load Plastic Work 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • V. N. Skopinskii
    • 1
  1. 1.Moscow State Industrial UniversityMoscowRussia

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