Analytical Approach on Buckling Mode and Critical Stress of Composite Sandwich Shells

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No AccessTechnical NotesAnalytical Approach on Buckling Mode and Critical Stress of Composite Sandwich ShellsR. Ramesh Kumar, Vibin John and S. Sunil KumarR. Ramesh Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5640-2066Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram 695 018, Kerala, India*Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering; .Search for more papers by this author, Vibin John https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1871-3151College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, Kerala, India†Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering; .Search for more papers by this author and S. Sunil Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1104-4514College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, Kerala, India‡Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering;.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:27 Feb 2023https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J062622SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations About References [1] Nemeth P. M. and Mikulas M., “Simple Formulas and Results for Buckling-Resistance and Stiffness Design of Compression-Loaded Laminated-Composite Cylinders,” NASA TP 2009215778, 2009. Google Scholar[2] Nemeth P. M., “Buckling Analysis for Stiffened Anisotropic Circular Cylinders Based on Sanders Nonlinear Shell Theory,” NASA TM 2014-218176, 2014. Google Scholar[3] Sanders J., “Nonlinear Theories for Thin Shells,” Quarterly of Applied Mathematics, Vol. 21, No. 1, 1963, pp. 21–36. https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/147023 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[4] Shanley F. W., Weight-Strength Analysis of Aircraft Structures, Dover, New York, 1960. Google Scholar[5] Dow N. F. and Rosen B. W., “Structural Efficiency of Orthotropic Cylindrical Shells Subjected to Axial Compression,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 4, No. 3, 1966, pp. 481–485. LinkGoogle Scholar[6] Reese C. D. and Bert C. W., “Simplified Design Equations for Buckling of Axially Compressed Sandwich Cylinders with Orthotropic Facings and Core,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 6, No. 6, 1969, pp. 515–519. https://doi.org/10.2514/3.44098 LinkGoogle Scholar[7] Stein M. and Mayers J., “Compressive Buckling of Simply Supported Curved Plates and Cylinders of Sandwich Construction,” NACA TN 260, 1952. Google Scholar[8] John V. and Reddiar R., “A Simple Analytical Solution for Buckling of Metallic Sandwich Shells,” AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2134, No. 1, 2019, Paper 050008. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5120223 Google Scholar[9] Lekhnitskii S. G., Anisotropic Plates, Gordon and Breach Science, New York, 1947. Google Scholar[10] Jones R. M., Buckling of Bars, Plates, and Shells, Bull Ridge Publ., Blacksburg, VA, 2006. Google Scholar[11] Cha G. and Schultz M. R., “Buckling Analysis of a Honeycomb-Core Composite Cylinder with Initial Geometric Imperfections,” NASA TM-2013-217967, 2013. Google Scholar[12] “HexWeb™ Honeycomb Attributes and Properties: A Comprehensive Guide to Standard Hexcel Honeycomb Materials, Configurations and Mechanical Properties,” Hexcel Corp., Pleasanton, CA, 1999, https://wwwpccomposites.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/PCHC. Google Scholar Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails What's Popular Volume 61, Number 4April 2023 CrossmarkInformationCopyright © 2023 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. All rights reserved. All requests for copying and permission to reprint should be submitted to CCC at www.copyright.com; employ the eISSN 1533-385X to initiate your request. See also AIAA Rights and Permissions www.aiaa.org/randp. TopicsAircraft Components and StructureAircraft DesignAircraft Operations and TechnologyBeam (Structures)Composite MaterialsComposite StructuresComputational Fluid DynamicsFlexible and Active StructuresFluid DynamicsMaterialsMaterials and Structural MechanicsNumerical AnalysisRocketryStructures, Design and Test KeywordsAircraft Components and StructureComposite StructuresOrthotropic MaterialNumerical AnalysisPost Buckling of shellsThermo-structural anaysis of shellsSandwich TheoryAnalytical predictionsPayload FairingFlex sealAcknowledgmentsWhen R. R. Kumar was the Head of the Honeycomb Product Development Division in Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram (VSSC), he dealt with the specifications of the honeycomb core. The authors sincerely thank the Director of VSSC for availing the specification details of aluminum alloy honeycomb core. The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this Note. The authors declare that they have no known completing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the study reported in this Note.PDF Received7 November 2022Accepted24 January 2023Published online27 February 2023