Dr. Mark E. Barkey

Professor of  Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
The University of Alabama


Buckling of Conical Shells, using ABAQUS eigen-buckling analysis, with comparison to experiments.

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  Stiffener configuration A:  (a) specimen T05s; (b) finite element analysis.
 

 
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  Stiffener configuration B:  (a) specimen T09s; (b) finite element analysis.
 
 

 
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  Stiffener configuration C:  (a) specimen T13s; (b) finite element analysis.
 

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  Stiffener configuration D:  (a) specimen T14s; (b) finite element analysis.