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Response of Quasi-statically Loaded Corrugated Panels with Partially Restrained Boundaries

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Results from experiments on partially restrained corrugated panels exposed to uniformly distributed quasi-static pressure loading are presented. The corrugated panels were 910 mm long and 880 mm wide, with semi-rigid connections top and bottom, and free sides. The corrugated profile was asymmetric with a pitch of 220 mm. Three types of boundary connections were investigated which offered varying levels of support flexibility, and all failed due to localised buckling at the centre of the corrugations. The results are compared to finite element modelling predictions.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the Health and Safety Executive (UK), Mobil North Sea Ltd and Mech-Tool Engineering Ltd for sponsoring this work. Thanks are also due to the following members of the Impact Research Centre who have been of assistance at various stages, namely, Mr P. Smith, Dr. R. Birch and Dr. M.C. Simmons. Dr. G.S. Langdon is currently a research fellow funded by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 (UK) and hosted at the Blast Impact and Survivability Research Unit, University of Cape Town.

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  1. Department of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GH, UK

    G. S. Langdon & G. K. Schleyer

  2. Blast Impact and Survivability Research Unit, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa

    G. S. Langdon

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Langdon, G.S., Schleyer, G.K. Response of Quasi-statically Loaded Corrugated Panels with Partially Restrained Boundaries. Exp Mech 47, 251–261 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-006-9026-4

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