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Minimum Weight Design of Stiffened Cylinders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

C. Lakshmikantham and
G. Gerard
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In this paper a generalised presentation for symmetrically stiffened orthotropic cylinders under compression is developed, based on a linear orthotropic stability theory of cylinders. Similarities and differences in the minimum weight behaviour of stiffened cylindrical shells and flat transversely-stiffened wide columns are investigated in some detail to provide a satisfactory physical picture. The concluding results provide a comparative evaluation of various forms of stiffening systems for cylindrical shells under compression.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , February 1970, pp. 49 - 68
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1970

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