Section

C3.0 15, 1970 "_ _.

December Page 6 nominally theoretical identical values. Another loads of cylindrical displacements source shells of discrepancy on edge values Also, because is the dependence of longitudinal tangential tests, specimens have larger scatter and fall below the

of buckling

and circumferential have not of

or forces.

edge conditions some

usuaUy been precisely test results design random without analyzed

controlled

in buckling

of the scatter

can be attributed

to this source.

Current

methods

of establishing as

data tend to treat both initial effects. regard Results to specimen

imperfections tests

and edge conditions are considered of testing factors

from all available construction

together and are to be applied has proved

or methods correction

to yield

lower bound or statistical of the theoretical purposes. imposed

to simplified satisfactory

versions

results.

This tochnique

to date for design Within

the limitations

by the state

of the art,

acceptable ....

procedures shells

for the estimation

of critical

loads on circular

cylindrical

are described

in this section. UNSTIFFENED isotropic circular below. CYLINDERS. cylinders subjected to various

3.I.I

ISOTROPIC Unsttffened

conditions 3. I. I. 1

of loading are considered Axial Compression The desi_u allowable

-- Unpressurized. buckling is given by stress for a circular cylinder

subjected

to axial compression
0X

cr _- 7E t/r
_1
0X

(I)

4 3 (1-_ _)

cr

- 0.6_/

Et _ r

(for

_ =0.3)