Experimental Nondestructive Test for Estimation of Buckling Load on Unstiffened Cylindrical Shells Using Vibration Correlation Technique

Table 9

Buckling load prediction using the VCT approach for different loading ranges on Z37 cylinder.

Max. load used for VCT; % of experimental buckling load	Predicted buckling load using VCT [kN]	Deviation from experimental results [%]
98.6%	58.41	1
93.6%	56.58	4.1
85.1%	53.19	9.8
68.1%	45.35	23.1 (fail)