The influence of initial geometric imperfections on the buckling load of single and double curvature concrete shells

Several traditional methods are available to address the problem of instability in concrete shells, usually by means of curves representing the influence of the initial geometric imperfections in the buckling load for simple geometries (spheres and cylinders). Although some revisions of these method...

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Autores: Tomás Espín, Antonio, Tovar Peñaranda, Juan Pedro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT)
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UPCT
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/3060
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10317/3060
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2012.01.007
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Imperfection sensitivity factor
Buckling
Concrete shells
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Sumario:Several traditional methods are available to address the problem of instability in concrete shells, usually by means of curves representing the influence of the initial geometric imperfections in the buckling load for simple geometries (spheres and cylinders). Although some revisions of these methods have been made, new curves for other geometries have not been stated. In this study, the imperfection sensitivity factor in shell structures with different geometries (spherical dome, barrel vault, and double-curvature ruled surface) is determined graphically. This graphical method is useful to the designer in the early stages of the design of shell structures when dimensioning.