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Finite Element Analysis of Composite Cylindrical Shells with and without Cutouts

B. Siva Konda Reddy*, CH. Srikanth**, G. Sandeep Kumar***

* Department of Civil Engineering, JNTUH College of Engineering, Hyderabad, A.P, India.

** Department of Civil Engineering, Smaskruthi College of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad, A.P, India.

*** Strucural Division, L&T, New Delhi, India.

Periodicity:March - May'2012
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.1.1.1703

Abstract

Laminated composite thin cylindrical shells are most widely used structural forms in Aerospace and Missile applications. These structures may experience axial compression loads in their longevity and yield to buckling. Furthermore, these structures usually have disruptions, such as cutouts, which may have adverse effects on their stability and buckling loads of laminated cylinders can strongly depend on the stacking sequence & number of layers in a laminate. This paper investigates the effect of stacking, number of layers and size & positioning of cutouts on bucking load of a laminated cylindrical shell. ANSYS software is been used for analysis of cylindrical shells.

Keywords

Composite Cylindrical Shell, Cutouts, Buckling load, Fiber Orientation, Size, Positioning of Cutouts.

How to Cite this Article?

Reddy, B.S.K., Srikanth, C., and Kumar, G.S. (2012). Finite Element Analysis of Composite Cylindrical Shells with and without Cutouts. i-manager’s Journal on Structural Engineering, 1(1), 34-38. https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.1.1.1703

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Finite Element Analysis of Composite Cylindrical Shells with and without Cutouts

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