Buckling Analysis of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics Cylinders under Axial Compression

摘要

In this paper, the stability of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) cylinders under axial compression was studied by the finite element analysis method. According to the Riks method, compressive capacity of the composite structures was investigated by nonlinear analysis, in which the eigen buckling modes were considered in the form of initial defects. And the post-buckling performances of different structures were also compared.