Resumen de Theoretical, Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Polygonal Buckling Shapes of Spherical Shells Subjected to Concentrated Load
This paper analyses the buckling shapes of spherical shells subjected to concentrated load. A theoretical investigation, based upon geometric considerations, shows a variety of possible buckling shapes, including polygonal ones. The results show that there exists a certain difference between the geometric behavior of shells characterized by different radius-thickness ratios. An analogy between the buckling edge of the shell and a compressed planar elastic ring is also shown, which gives a better view on the point of transformation of the buckling edge from a circle to a polygon. The results of numerical and experimental analyses are also exhibited to verify the theoretical achievements.
