Cylindrical shells under axial compression have long been a focal topic in structural engineering owing to their high load‐carrying efficiency and sensitivity to geometric imperfections. Contemporary ...

Linear finite-element analysis does not provide enough information about buckling to make correct design decisions, especially when designing lightweight components ...

Buckling is defined as an instability leading to structural failure and is categorized by a sudden sideways deflection of one of the structural members. This can occur below the threshold that is ...

A new drill pipe buckling model provided excellent predictions for each full-scale buckling test performed, not only in terms of deformed buckling shape but also in terms of weight transfer. Existing ...

When a strut is loaded in compression it may be unable to support the applied load and fail by Buckling rather than by Plastic Deformation. The buckling process involves the primary elastic response ...

A new methodology assesses the risk of upheaval buckling and determines the required profile of the trench bottom as a bed for both subsea and onshore pipelines. A new methodology assesses the risk of ...

Engineers looked to nature to find a shape that could improve all kinds of slender structures, from building columns to bicycle spokes -- they found an answer in sea sponges. Judging by their name ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) All mechanical systems exhibit vibrational resonances, where energy transmission through the structure spikes at certain natural frequencies. This resonance effect stems from the ...