Geometry-Induced Rigidity in Nonspherical Pressurized Elastic Shells

We present results from an experimental investigation of the indentation of nonspherical pressurized elastic shells with a positive Gauss curvature. A predictive framework is proposed that rationalizes the dependence of the local rigidity of an indented shell on the curvature in the neighborhood of...

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Main Authors: Lazarus, Arnaud, Florijn, H. C. B., Reis, Pedro Miguel
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Physical Society 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76225
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3984-828X