Abstract
In this paper, the postbuckling characteristics of cross- and angle-ply laminated composite conical shells subjected to combined thermo-mechanical loading are studied using shear deformable semi-analytical finite element. The nonlinear governing equations, considering geometric nonlinearity based on Sanders type of kinematic approximations, are solved using Newton-Raphson iteration procedure coupled with adaptive displacement control method to trace the postbuckling equilibrium path. It is brought out from the study that the inward displacement in the postbuckling region is significantly higher as compared to the outward one. The ratio of the lowest load in the postbuckling path and the bifurcation load increases with the increase in the pressure loading proportion and decreases with the increase in the axial loading proportions. The relative load carrying capacity of shells under different set of loading combinations changes with the increase in the maximum postbuckling displacement. It is also observed that the nonlinearity in the load interaction relation corresponding to lowest load in the postbuckling path is less compared to that for bifurcation load.
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