University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Nonlinear Analysis of Intersecting Cylinders by the Finite Element Method

Chen, H-C.; Schnobrich, William C.

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SRS-435.pdf

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Title
Nonlinear Analysis of Intersecting Cylinders by the Finite Element Method
Author(s)
  • Chen, H-C.
  • Schnobrich, William C.
Issue Date
1976-12
Keyword(s)
  • Intersecting cylinders
  • Pressure vessel
  • finite element method
Date of Ingest
2009-10-06T22:24:16Z
Abstract
A finite element procedure is presented for the analysis of intersecting cylinders with elastic-plastic behavior. A special layered system is utilized in the region of the intersection where the high stress gradient exists while two-dimensional curved shell elements are used throughout the remainder of the structure, this to minimize computational efforts. A problem of two normally intersecting cylinders under internal pressure is solved. The stresses as the outer and inner fibers of the shells are evaluated and compared with available experimental data. It is found that yielding starts from the region where the two cylindrical walls intersect perpendicularly, then spreads out along the intersection line with increased load.
Publisher
University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Series/Report Name or Number
Civil Engineering Studies SRS-435
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Technical Report
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/13876
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
  • Office of Naval Research. Department of the Navy.
  • Contract No. N00014-75-C-0164
  • Project NR 064-183

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Civil Engineering Studies: Structural Research Series PRIMARY