Etude du comportement au flambage des coques cylindriques multicouches métal/matériau mousse sous chargements combinés pression interne/cisaillement/flexion

摘要

Many space structures such as launchers are equipped with a thermal foam protection barrier. This layer, of extremely light material generally exhibits excellent properties of heat insulation but very weak mechanical characteristics. This study is devoted to the analysis of the buckling behavior of this hybrid wall construction where the skin of a very thin light-weight structure, an aluminum cylindrical shell with an R/t ratio of about 665, is coated with a thick layer of foam with a low material density. To gauge the effect on the buckling behavior of this kind of multilayered shells, experimental and numerical tests are conducted on slightly pressurized cylindrical shells submitted to shear load. This load configuration represents the case of a rocket on the launching pad, waiting to be launched, and submitted to mechanical loads induced by the wind.