Plastic Collapse at Lap Joints in Pressurized Cylinders under Axial Load
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 120, Issue 1
Abstract
Circular steel silos and tanks are often constructed from rolled‐steel plates with welded or bolted lap splices. Where the lap runs horizontally around the silo circumference, the lap connection causes a local eccentricity in the line of vertical thrust in the shell wall. This eccentricity induces high local bending stresses and circumferential membrane stresses, which are detrimental to the strength of the structure. Although elastic buckling of the shell wall may be the critical failure mode for thin lap‐jointed cylinders under axial load with no or small internal pressure, axisymmetric plastic collapse is the likely failure mode when the internal pressure is high, especially for relatively thicker cylinders. This paper presents a detailed study of the axisymmetric collapse behavior and strength of lap‐jointed cylinders under combined axial compression and internal pressure and establishes easy‐to‐use design equations for such shells.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 120 • Issue 1 • January 1994
Pages: 23 - 45
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Copyright © 1994 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jan 20, 1993
Published online: Jan 1, 1994
Published in print: Jan 1994
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