Some problems of the stability of cylindrical and conical shells (Q802360)

The problem of buckling of a thin elastic shell in membrane state of stress is considered in a linear approximation. It is assumed that the buckling is accompanied by the formulation of a large number of dents. The problem of the buckling of a shell of zero curvature is considered. This is characterized by the fact that the dents are stretched strongly along asymptotic lines and are localized near one (the weakest). The two- dimensional problem reduces to a sequence of one-dimensional boundary value problems, while for a cylindrical shell, under certain particular assumptions, the approximate solution is obtained in closed form. A conical shell is considered, and the changes which must be made in the case of a cylindrical shell are outlined.