The effect of geometric imperfections on the decrease of the ultimate capacity of
transmission towers has not been sufficiently studied. Despite bucking mode-shaped …

This article reported first-time the post-buckling temperature load parameter values of
nanotube-reinforced polymeric composite panel and their improvement by introducing the …

Two isogeometric plate models employing Reddy's third-order shear deformation theory
(TSDT) and unconstrained third-order shear deformation theory (UTSDT) are presented and …

An efficient continuation method is proposed for a direct sensitivity analysis of the critical
point to geometrical imperfections, eg expressed as combination of given shapes, for thin …

This article reports the design and optimization of pressure cylindrical shells comprising
carbon/epoxy and glass/epoxy composite materials. It presents a method for analyzing the …

Laminated composite cylinders subjected to axial compression exhibit the “snap-back”
response, the buckling load of which is very sensitive to initial geometric imperfections. An …

Stiffening rings are necessary strengthening measures for steel cooling towers. Research on
the imperfection sensitivity of steel cooling towers considering different layout schemes of …

The cylindrical shell panels subjected to in-plane compression experience more complex
snap-back behavior associated with sharp turning around the limit-point load. The initial …

This study presents a semi-analytical method to investigate the nonlinear dynamic
responses of a geometrically imperfect multi-direction functionally graded graphene …

Not all imperfections are detrimental in buckling problems. A recent design paradigm,
termed modal nudging, utilizes geometric “imperfections” with negligible self-weight change …