Author contact details |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Notation |
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1 An overview of pressure vessels under external pressure |
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1.1 Pressure vessel types |
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1.2 The spherical pressure vessel |
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1 | (3) |
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1.3 Cylinder/cone/dome pressure hulls |
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4 | (3) |
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1.4 Other vessels that withstand external pressure |
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7 | (1) |
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1.5 Weakening effect on ring-stiffeners owing to tilt |
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8 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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1.7 Materials of construction |
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9 | (4) |
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1.8 Pressure, depth and compressibility |
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13 | (2) |
2 Axisymmetric deformation of pressure vessels |
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15 | (85) |
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2.1 Axisymmetric yield failure |
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15 | (1) |
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2.2 Unstiffened circular cylinders and spheres |
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15 | (1) |
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2.3 Ring-stiffened circular cylinders |
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16 | (14) |
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2.4 Axisymmetric deformation of thin-walled cones and domes |
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30 | (22) |
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2.5 Thick-walled cones and domes |
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52 | (25) |
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77 | (6) |
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83 | (2) |
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2.8 Experimental procedure |
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85 | (10) |
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2.9 Theoretical plastic analysis |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (4) |
3 Shell instability of pressure vessels |
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3.1 Shell instability of thin-walled circular cylinders |
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3.2 Instability of thin-walled conical shells |
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111 | (6) |
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3.3 Buckling of orthotropic cylinders and cones |
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117 | (7) |
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3.4 Buckling of thin-walled domes |
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124 | (14) |
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138 | (3) |
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3.6 The legs of off-shore drilling rigs |
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141 | (1) |
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3.7 Some buckling formulae for domes and cones |
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142 | (2) |
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3.8 Inelastic instability |
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144 | (7) |
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3.9 Higher order elements for conical shells |
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151 | (8) |
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3.10 Higher order elements for hemi-ellipsoidal domes |
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159 | (4) |
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3.11 Varying thickness cylinders |
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4 General instability of pressure vessels |
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4.1 General instability of ring-stiffened circular cylinders |
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165 | (14) |
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4.2 Inelastic general instability of ring-stiffened circular cylinders |
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4.3 General instability of ring-stiffened conical shells |
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184 | (8) |
5 Vibration of pressure vessel shells |
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5.1 Free vibration of unstiffened circular cylinders and cones |
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192 | (9) |
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5.2 Free vibration of ring-stiffened cylinders and cones |
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201 | (4) |
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5.3 Free vibrations of domes |
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205 | (9) |
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5.4 Higher order elements for thin-walled cones |
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214 | (2) |
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5.5 Higher order elements for thin-walled domes |
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216 | (1) |
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5.6 Effects of pressure on vibration |
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217 | (3) |
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5.7 Effects of added virtual mass |
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220 | (1) |
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6 Vibration of pressure vessel shells in water |
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6.1 Free vibration of ring-stiffened cones in water |
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221 | (8) |
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6.2 Free vibration of domes in water |
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229 | (7) |
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6.3 Vibration of domes under external water pressure |
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236 | (7) |
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6.4 Vibration of unstiffened and ring-stiffened circular cylinders and cones under external hydrostatic pressure |
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243 | (32) |
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275 | (5) |
7 Novel pressure hull designs |
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280 | (13) |
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280 | (4) |
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7.2 Design of cylindrical body |
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284 | (6) |
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7.3 Ring-stiffened or corrugated prolate domes |
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290 | (1) |
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7.4 A submarine for the oceans of Europa |
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291 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
8 Vibration and collapse of novel pressure hulls |
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8.1 Buckling of corrugated circular cylinders under external hydrostatic pressure |
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293 | (10) |
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8.2 Buckling of a corrugated carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) cylinder |
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8.3 Vibration of CFRP corrugated circular cylinder under external hydrostatic pressure |
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316 | (8) |
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8.4 Vibration and instability of tube-stiffened axisymmetric shells under external hydrostatic pressure |
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324 | (10) |
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8.5 Collapse of dome cup ends under external hydrostatic pressure |
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334 | (12) |
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8.6 A redesign of the corrugated food can |
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346 | (9) |
9 Design of submarine pressure hulls to withstand buckling under external hydrostatic pressure |
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355 | (6) |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (4) |
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10 Nonlinear analyses of model submarine pressure hulls using ANSYS |
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361 | (14) |
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361 | (3) |
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10.2 Experimental analysis |
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364 | (4) |
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10.3 Theoretical analysis |
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368 | (4) |
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372 | (3) |
11 Star wars underwater: deep-diving underwater pressure vessels for missile defence systems |
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375 | (18) |
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375 | (2) |
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377 | (2) |
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11.3 Manpower and living conditions |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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11.5 Environmental control and life support systems |
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381 | (3) |
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11.6 External requirements |
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384 | (1) |
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11.7 Size of elliptical structure |
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385 | (1) |
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11.8 Central spherical shell |
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385 | (1) |
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11.10 Material property requirements |
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386 | (1) |
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386 | (4) |
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11.12 Pressure hull designs |
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390 | (1) |
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11.13 Required wall thickness |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (2) |
12 Vibration of a thin-walled shell under external water pressure using ANSYS |
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393 | (26) |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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12.3 Theoretical basis of the finite element method |
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395 | (4) |
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12.4 Vibration analysis of a prolate dome in air |
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12.5 Vibration analysis of the prolate dome in water |
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406 | (9) |
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12.6 Vibration analysis of the prolate dome under external pressure |
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415 | (3) |
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418 | (1) |
References |
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Appendix I Computer program for axisymmetric stresses in circular cylinders stiffened by equal-strength ring frames |
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428 | (4) |
Appendix II Computer program for axisymmetric stresses in circular cylinders stiffened by unequal-strength ring frames |
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432 | (12) |
Appendix III Computer programs for shell instability |
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444 | (4) |
Appendix IV Computer programs for general instability |
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448 | (12) |
Appendix V Conversion tables of imperial units to SI |
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460 | (3) |
Index |
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