Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 218536, 8 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/218536
Research Article

Upper and Lower Bound Limit Loads for Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels Used for Aerosol Cans

Stephen John Hardy and Ragba Mohamed Abdusslam

School of Engineering, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK

Received 21 June 2008; Accepted 28 November 2008

Academic Editor: Adib Becker

Copyright © 2009 Stephen John Hardy and Ragba Mohamed Abdusslam. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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