Axisymmetric deformation of a pressurized thin elastic membrane with nonuniform thickness

Xi CHEN

doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2007)133:10(1146)

Axisymmetric deformation of a pressurized thin elastic membrane with nonuniform thickness

Xi CHEN^*

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Abstract

Many circular elastic membranes used in practice involve nonuniform thickness, which is a main source of error that affects the functionality of the membrane. An analytical framework is developed in this paper to solve the deflection profile of a pressurized circular membrane with nonuniform thickness. The nonlinear solution is established within the deformed configuration. The results are compared with finite-element simulation with good agreement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1146-1150
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume	133
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2007)133:10(1146)
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2007
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

The work was supported in part by the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, New York, NY, and in part by NSF CMMI-0407743 and CMMI-0643726. The writer is benefited from discussion with Professor John Hutchinson at Harvard University.

Keywords

Axisymmetry
Elastic deformation
Membranes
Pressure
Thickness

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Axisymmetric deformation of a pressurized thin elastic membrane with nonuniform thickness

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