Plastic response of orthotropic spherical shells under blast loading

Ramu, S Anantha and Iyengar, KJ (1979) Plastic response of orthotropic spherical shells under blast loading. In: Nuclear Engineering and Design, 55 (3). pp. 363-373.

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Abstract

The plastic response of a segment of a simply supported orthotropic spherical shell under a uniform blast loading applied on the convex surface of the shell is presented. The blast is assumed to impart a uniform velocity to the shell surface initially. The material of the shell is orthotropic obeying a modified Tresca yield hypersurface conditions and the associated flow rules. The deformation of the shell is determined during all phases of its motion by considering the motion of plastic hinges in different regimes of flow. Numerical results presented include the permanent deformed configuration of the shell and the total time of shell response for different degrees of orthotropy. Conclusions regarding the plastic behaviour of spherical shells with circumferential and meridional stiffening under uniform blast load are presented.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Nuclear Engineering and Design
Publisher:	Elsevier B.V.
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited:	03 Feb 2010 09:25
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:45
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/23208

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