Date of Award
Spring 1986
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Program/Concentration
Mechanical Engineering
Committee Director
Ramamurthy Prabhakaran
Committee Director
Randall C. Davis
Committee Member
Chuh Mei
Call Number for Print
Special Collections; LD4331.E56M54
Abstract
An investigation of the weight saving potential of corrugated compression panel concepts using curved elements and non-load carrying webs was performed. The concepts investigated were corrugated panels with flat and curved caps with beaded webs. These concepts utilize a beaded web that carries negligible axial load but is very stiff in the transverse direction. Therefore the web substantially stabilizes the load carrying caps to produce a high weight-strength efficient structure.
The optimum geometry parameters were determined using an iterative solution method employing simplified buckling assumptions. The results were checked with a non-linear optimization program coupled to a rigorous buckling analysis. Results are presented as non-dimensional weight-strength curves that allow a comparison of the efficiency of structures on the basis of geometry alone.
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DOI
10.25777/z7ks-vn08
Recommended Citation
Mills, Charles T..
"An Investigation of High Strength to Weight Corrugated Compression Panels with Non-Load Carrying Webs"
(1986). Master of Science (MS), Thesis, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/z7ks-vn08
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/mae_etds/618