As one kind of key components with enormous quantities and diversities, the bent tube parts
satisfy the increasing needs for lightweight and high-strength product from both materials …

This two-part series of papers is concerned with the response and various instabilities which
govern the behavior of circular cylindrical shells under pure bending. Part I describes the …

The response and stability of long, relatively thick-walled metal tubes under combined
bending and external pressure were studied through combined experimental and numerical …

Elastic buckling of cylindrical shells due to axial compression results in sudden and
catastrophic failure. By contrast, for thicker shells that buckle in the plastic range, failure is …

The experimental part of a study which deals with the response and stability of thin-walled
tubes under cyclic bending histories is presented (see [7] for theory). Aluminum and steel …

Relatively thin-walled tubes bent into the plastic range buckle by axial wrinkling. The
wrinkles initially grow stably but eventually localize and cause catastrophic failure in the …

The possibility of localization of a buckling pattern is investigated for a class of structures in
which the initial buckling mode is periodic. A simple model indicates that the basic …

This paper investigates the bending behavior of very high strength (VHS) circular steel
tubes. The tested VHS tube has a normal yield stress of 1350 MPa and an ultimate strength …

The large discrepancies between observed buckling loads for thin shells and the predictions
of the classical theory have been a great challenge to many researchers since the 1920s. In …

An experimental and numerical study of the buckling behavior of cantilevered shells with
opening and stiffening is presented in this paper. Unlike previous experimental studies, the …