Inflation mechanics of a membrane reflector supported by an inflated toroidal rim

DOI10.1016/J.EUROMECHSOL.2017.08.012MaRDI QIDQ1788036zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Soham Roychowdhury, Anirvan Dasgupta

Publication date 8 October 2018

Published in European Journal of Mechanics. A. Solids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2017.08.012

zbMATH Keywords

wrinklingpull-in instabilityinflatable structureinflatable reflectorparabolic reflectortunable structure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonlinear elasticity (74B20) Membranes (74K15)

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