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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1146-1150 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Engineering Mechanics |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| 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