NONLINEAR RESPONSE OF FLAT AND CURVED PANELS SUBJECTED TO THERMOMECHANICAL LOADS

摘要

The results of an analytical study of the nonlinear response of flat and curved panels subjected to pre-existing, nondestabilizing lateral pressure and thermal loads and to mechanical edge loads are presented. The mechanical loads include uniaxial com- pression loads and combinations of uniaxial compression and transverse tension or compression loads that are increased monotonically into the postbuckling response range of the panels.