The Shearing Rigidity of Curved Panels Under Compression

Résumé du livre

Experiments were carried out at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Aeronautical Laboratories in order to determine the shearing rigidity of curved panels under compression, particularly in that region of loading where the panels are in buckled state. For the preliminary tests four, and for the final test series eight, circular cylinders were built of aluminum alloy sheet. The cylinders were reinforced with a number of stringers and rings. The tests were made by measuring the angle of twist of the cylinder caused by known amounts of torque while the cylinder was subjected to uniform axial compression.