2 papers
cond-mat.soft2018
Nonlinear Dynamics of Spherical Shells Buckling under Step Pressure
Jan Sieber John W. Hutchinson, J. Michael T. Thompson
Dynamic buckling is addressed for complete elastic spherical shells subject to a rapidly applied step in external pressure. Insights from the perspective of nonlinear dynamics reve…
cond-mat.soft2017
Probing shells against buckling: a non-destructive technique for laboratory testing
J. Michael T. Thompson, John W. Hutchinson, Jan Sieber
This paper addresses testing of compressed structures, such as shells, that exhibit catastrophic buckling and notorious imperfection sensitivity. The central concept is the probing…