Research Article

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

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Specimen S2 [5]: comparison between buckling shapes from different methods.
(a) Buckling shape by FE (ABAQUS) using either the flow or deformation theory
(b) Buckling shape by the analytical treatment using flow theory
(c) Buckling shape by the analytical treatment using deformation theory