Department of Aeronautics and Fluid Mechanics, University of Glasgow
Abstract
The structural response of filament-wound cylindrical shells to a combination of applied loadings is investigated. In many cases the membrane theory forms an adequate basis for the analysis. By suitable arrangement of the filament orientations and layer thicknesses, an efficient structure can be achieved. Numerical examples are given to show their influence on the stress components. The strength of the shells can be judged according to some criterion. In the Appendix, the determination of the elastic constants is given
