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Abstract
An interlayer gap is inevitable in layered spherical shells. Therefore, the classic formulae for the monobloc spherical shell can no longer be used. In this paper, the formulae for the elastic stress calculation of layered spherical shells were proposed and the difference between the proposed formulae and ASME formulae was clarified. Interlayer gaps induce stress redistribution and stress discontinuity in the layered spherical shell. The hoop stress in the inner wall surface becomes higher than that in the monobloc spherical shell, and the stress in the outer wall surface is lower. Calculation results obtained from the proposed formulae were compared to those obtained by the finite element method (FEM) and ASME formulae. It was shown that the results from the proposed formulae are in accordance with finite element results.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
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