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The Buckling of Fabricated Torispherical Shells Under Internal Pressure

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Some simple approximate equations for predicting the buckling pressures of internally-pressurised perfect torispheres are given and compared with experimental results obtained on (i) small machined aluminium alloy models and (ii) large ‘as-manufactured’ stainless steel heads. The agreement between theory and test was reasonably satisfactory. Based on these results, a possible procedure for the design of these ‘as-fabricated’ heads is outlined and evaluated. The axisymmetric plastic collapse mode in these heads is also discussed briefly.

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Galletly, G.D. (1982). The Buckling of Fabricated Torispherical Shells Under Internal Pressure. In: Ramm, E. (eds) Buckling of Shells. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-49334-8_15

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