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3D-printing and cylinder buckling: challenges and opportunities.

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Cooley, SA; Yang, H; Virgin, LN
Published in: Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
April 2023

Cylinder buckling is notoriously sensitive to small geometric imperfections. This is an underlying motivation for the use of knock-down factors in the design process, especially in circumstances in which minimum weight is a key design goal, an approach well-established at NASA, for example. Not only does this provide challenges in the practical design of this commonly occurring structural load-bearing configuration, but also in the carefully controlled laboratory setting. The recent development of 3D-printing (additive manufacturing) provides an appealing experimental platform for conducting relatively high-fidelity experiments on the buckling of cylinders. However, in addition to geometric precision, there are a number of shortcomings with this approach, and this article seeks to describe the challenges and opportunities associated with the use of 3D-printing in cylinder buckling in general, and probing the robustness of equilibrium configurations in particular. This article is part of the theme issue 'Probing and dynamics of shock sensitive shells'.

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Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences

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1471-2962

ISSN

1364-503X

Publication Date

April 2023

Volume

381

Issue

2244

Start / End Page

20220035

Related Subject Headings

  • General Science & Technology
 

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Cooley, S. A., Yang, H., & Virgin, L. N. (2023). 3D-printing and cylinder buckling: challenges and opportunities. Philosophical Transactions. Series A, Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences, 381(2244), 20220035. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2022.0035
Cooley, S. A., H. Yang, and L. N. Virgin. “3D-printing and cylinder buckling: challenges and opportunities.Philosophical Transactions. Series A, Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences 381, no. 2244 (April 2023): 20220035. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2022.0035.
Cooley SA, Yang H, Virgin LN. 3D-printing and cylinder buckling: challenges and opportunities. Philosophical transactions Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences. 2023 Apr;381(2244):20220035.
Cooley, S. A., et al. “3D-printing and cylinder buckling: challenges and opportunities.Philosophical Transactions. Series A, Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences, vol. 381, no. 2244, Apr. 2023, p. 20220035. Epmc, doi:10.1098/rsta.2022.0035.
Cooley SA, Yang H, Virgin LN. 3D-printing and cylinder buckling: challenges and opportunities. Philosophical transactions Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences. 2023 Apr;381(2244):20220035.
Journal cover image

Published In

Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences

DOI

EISSN

1471-2962

ISSN

1364-503X

Publication Date

April 2023

Volume

381

Issue

2244

Start / End Page

20220035

Related Subject Headings

  • General Science & Technology