Nonlinear Buckling Analysis of Hyperbolic Cooling Tower Shell with Ring Stiffeners

Li Long-yuan; Lu Wen-da

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Li Long-yuan, Lu Wen-da. Nonlinear Buckling Analysis of Hyperbolic Cooling Tower Shell with Ring Stiffeners[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1989, 10(2): 105-110.

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Li Long-yuan, Lu Wen-da. Nonlinear Buckling Analysis of Hyperbolic Cooling Tower Shell with Ring Stiffeners[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1989, 10(2): 105-110.

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Li Long-yuan, Lu Wen-da. Nonlinear Buckling Analysis of Hyperbolic Cooling Tower Shell with Ring Stiffeners[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1989, 10(2): 105-110.

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Nonlinear Buckling Analysis of Hyperbolic Cooling Tower Shell with Ring Stiffeners

Shanghai Institute of Appl. Math, and Mech., Shanghai

Received Date: 1987-12-12
Publish Date: 1989-02-15

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Abstract

This paper is concerned with a numerical solution of hyperbolic cooling tower shell, a class of full nonlinear problems in solid mechanics of considerable interest in engineering applications. In this analysis, the post-buckling analysis of cooling tower shell with discrete fixed support and under the action of wind loads and dead load is studied. The influences of ring-stiffener on instability load are also discussed. In addition, a new solution procedure for nonlinear problems which is the combination of load increment iteration with modified R-C are-length method is suggested. Finally, some conclusions having important significance for practice engineering are given.

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