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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2016-12-01

发表刊物：THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

收录刊物：SCIE、EI、Scopus

卷号：109

页面范围：13-24

ISSN号：0263-8231

关键字：Stiffened cylindrical shell; Imperfection sensitivity; Knockdown factor (KDF); Buckling test

摘要：Stiffened shells in launch vehicles are very sensitive to various forms of imperfections. In this study, the imperfection sensitivity of a 4.5 m diam isogrid stiffened shell under axial compression is investigated. The measured imperfection, NASA SP-8007 and several types of assumed imperfections, including eigenmode-shape imperfection and dimple-shape imperfections (produced by the single perturbation load approach (SPLA) and worst multiple perturbation load approach (WMPLA)), are introduced into FE model to predict the knockdown factors (KDFs), respectively. Then, the buckling test of this full-scale stiffened shell under axial compression is carried out to validate the above numerical approaches. It can be found that the KDF predicted by the WMPLA is very close to the test results, while the ones predicted by eigenmode-shape imperfection and NASA SP-8007 are extremely conservative. Besides, the measured imperfection and other assumed imperfections are proven to be risky, because these methods overestimate the actual load-carrying capacity. Finally, it can be concluded that the WMPLA is a potential and efficient approach to predict KDFs in the design stages for future launch vehicles. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.