Affiliation:
1. Institute of Civil Engineering, University of Zielona Góra, Licealna 9, 65-417 Zielona Góra, Poland
Abstract
This article compares the results of estimating the buckling capacity of steel spherical shells using simple engineering formulas with the results of selected experimental studies that have been conducted over the past 70 years. It is worth noting that these studies were conducted by research centers from all over the world, and the tested coatings differed in material, manufacturing method, radius R, and thickness t. The test methods, procedures, and measurement tools were also different. The convergence of the results obtained between the proposed simple engineering approach, which is based on the provisions of EN-1993-1-6 and the recommendations in EDR5th, and the experimental studies is satisfactory, and in many cases the results obtained are almost identical. Therefore, it is possible to practically apply the developed algorithms for estimating the buckling capacity of steel spherical shells without worrying too much about the capacity reserve.
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