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A photoelastic investigation to evaluate the reliability of the finite-element method of shell analysis was carried out for models with nonsymmetric plug-hatch configurations. The stress distributions in the spherical-shell models with combined hatch and anchor-boss configurations were determined experimentally and compared with those predicted through the use of a finite-element computer program.
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Hunter, A.R., Skogh, J. A photoelastic and finite-element investigation of a nonsymmetrical plug-hatch configuration. Experimental Mechanics 13, 132–137 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02323971
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02323971