Non-axisymmetric Local Stability Loss of a Hollow Cylinder: Three-Dimensional Stability Loss in Time-Dependent Composites [Hardcover]

The book presents formulations and examples of three-dimensional non-axisymmetric stability in viscoelastic anisotropic cylindrical shells. The most critical stability loss modes are determined by minimizing the critical loads and critical times with respect to the number of half-waves in radial as well as transverse directions.

Currently, there is no literature available on three-dimensional local buckling analysis (or localized warpage) that considers non-axisymmetric stability loss in viscoelastic cylindrical shells. The contents of this book provide the formulation for such a stability loss analysis through the framework of the three-dimensional linearized theory of stability. Additionally, as this book addresses the problem by modeling the material as a viscoelastic fibrous composite, it can be applied to carry out buckling analysis in both elastic and viscoelastic cases.

• Guide to modelling composite viscoelastic shell elements for buckling analysis
• Provides a framework for defining the failure criterion for viscoelastic materials
• Course material for teaching shell buckling and viscoelastic composites

Introduction.- Stability Loss in Viscoelastic Shell Elements.- Solution Methodology.- Material Properties.- Approximate Shell Theories.- Numerical Results and Examples.- References.

Surkay D. Akbarov

Dr. Akbarov is a full Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul since 1993. He has more than 35 years of experience in the field of mechanics of composite materials, stability loss, machine theory and dynamics, structural mechanics, fracture mechanics, and finite element methods. He has supervised more than 25 doctoral theselcŠ