An Analytical Insight into the Buckling Paradox for Circular Cylindrical Shells under Axial and Lateral Loading

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2015/514267/figures/514267.fig.004a.svgz" name="514267.fig.004a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Specimen S2 (deformation scale factor: 50x)</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2015/514267/figures/514267.fig.004b.svgz" name="514267.fig.004b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Specimen SP.3-Set A (deformation scale factor: 20x)</td></tr></table>

<div>3D isometric views of the deformed shapes and von Mises stress contour plots at the ultimate pressure for specimen S2 (a) and specimen SP.3-Set A (b).</div>

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Figure 4: An Analytical Insight into the Buckling Paradox for Circular Cylindrical Shells under Axial and Lateral Loading 