THE ELASTO-PLASTIC ANALYSIS OF IMPERFECT CYLINDERS.

Keywords: IMPERIAL COLLEGE, DET NORSKE VERITAS, FINITE DIFFERENCE, ANALYSIS, LARGE, THIN, EXTERNAL, SHELLS, METHODS, SOLUTIONS, RELAXATION, RESPONSES, VARIATIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, STRESS, FAILURES, MESHES, IMPERFECTIONS, LONGITUDINAL, FORMULATION, IMPERFECT, DEFLECTION, AXIAL, PRESSURE, CALCULATIONS, GOVERNING, INCREMENTAL, LOADS, GEOMETRY, STRENGTH, BOUNDARIES, RESIDUAL, MODES, SIZE, MAGNITUDE, DESIGN, ELASTOPLASTIC, CYLINDERS, INITIAL, COMPRESSION, RIGIDITY, MULTILAYER, EQUATIONS, DYNAMICS, CURVES, BEHAVIOUR, EXPERIMENTAL, CONDITIONS, DISTORTION, EFFECT