THE INVESTIGATION AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTAND THE BEHAVIOR OF THIN CYLINDRICAL PANELS SUBJECTED TO MECHANICAL LOADS.

Abstract

Applications for shell structures are numerous and include cooling towers, pipelines, aircraft, marine construction, big dams, shell roofing, and liquid-retaining structures. Weight reduction is a key design goal for these structures since it improves system performance. Composite materials can be used to achieve this, which provide more specific stiffness and strength than conventional metallic structures.