Thin-walled structures : advances in research, design and manufacturing technology : proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures held in Loughborough, U.K., 22-24 June 2004

"This volume contains the papers presented at the Fourth International Conference of Thin-Walled Structures (ICTWS4), and contains 110 papers which, collectively, provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of the progress made in research, development and manufacture in recent years in thin-walled structures. The presentations at the conference had representation form 35 different countries and their topical areas of interest included aeroelastic response, structural-acoustic coupling, aerospace structures, analysis, design, manufacture, cold-formed structures, cyclic loading, dynamic loading, crushing, energy absorption, fatigue, fracture, damage tolerance, plates, stiffened panels, plated structures, polymer matrix composite members, sandwich structures, shell structures, thin-walled beams, columns and vibrational response. The range of applications of thin-walled structures has become increasingly diverse with a considerable deployment of thin-walled structural elements and systems being found in a wide range of areas within Aeronautical, Automotive, Civil, Mechanical, Chemical and Offshore Engineering fields. This volume is an extremely useful reference volume for researchers and designers working within a wide range of engineering disciplines towards the design, development and manufacture of efficient thin-walled structural systems."--Provided by publisher Content: Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page PREFACE Table of Contents Section I: KEYNOTE PAPERS Advances in Computational Stability Analysis of Thin-Walled Aerospace Structures Regarding Postbuckling, Robust Design and Dynamic Loading Developments in Design for Distortional Buckling of Thin-Walled Members Flange curling in slender sections Nano and Micro Mechanics and Thin-Walled Structures Postbuckling Behaviour and Interaction of Different Modes in Thin-Walled Members Section II: AEROELASTIC RESPONSE AND STRUCTURAL-ACOUSTIC COUPLING Wake Galloping of Cylinder Group. Investigation of Structural-Acoustic Coupling in a Thin-Walled Reduced-Scale Model of a CarSound Transmission Loss Across Lightweight Double-Leaf Partitions with Periodic Stiffeners Transverse Vibration Analysis of a Prestressed Thin Circular Plate in Contact with an Acoustic Cavity Section III: AEROSPACE STRUCTURES Postbuckling and Collapse Analysis of CFRP Stringer Stiffened Panels -- A Garteur Activity The Buckling and Post-Buckling Computational Analysis of Curved Fuselage Panels Dynamic Pressure Testing of Aircraft Structures. Analysis of Weld Configuration for Laser Welded Skin-Stringer Fuselage Sub-Panels in CompressionDesign Rules for Panel Buckling under Combined Shear, Compression and Bending Theoretical Model for Calculating the Twist of a Piezoelectrically Actuated Supersonic Missile Fin Section IV: ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE The Design of Close Fit Linings Subject to Groundwater Pressure Design of Intelligent Thin-Walled Composite Beams Study on Ovality and Angular Distortion of Polyhedron Bulged into Spherical Vessel Design, Manufacture and Testing of Thin-Walled Load-Bearing Composite Beams. State-of-the-Art and Future Trends of Single-Curvature Polyhedron Hydro-Bulging Technology for Manufacturing Spherical VesselsNumerical and Experimental Analysis of the Baseplate Column Connection Analytical Model to Evaluate the Distortion of Curved Thin-Walled Web Panels Mechanics of Inflatable Fabric Beams A New Young's Modulus Measuring Method for Flexible Thin Materials using Postbuckling Behaviour Section V: COLD-FORMED STRUCTURES GBT-Based Analysis of the Distortional Post-Buckling Behaviour of Cold-Formed Steel Z-Section Columns and Beams. On the Characterization of the Material Properties for Cold-Formed Steel MembersStress and Buckling of Cold-Formed Zed-Purlins Partially Restrained by Steel Sheeting Lateral-Torsion Buckling of Cold-Formed Steel Purlins with Partial Restraint Design of Stiffened Elements in Cold-Formed Stainless Steel Sections Post-Elastic Strength and Ductility of Cold-Formed Steel Sections Concentrically Loaded Compression Members of Thin-Walled Lipped Angles Failure Loads of Stainless Steel Stub Columns Subject to Varying Bending and Axial Loading. Contains 110 papers presented at the Fourth International Conference of Thin-Walled Structures (ICTWS4), which collectively provide a comprehensive review of the progress made in research, development, and manufacture of thin-walled structures. This work includes topics such as: fatigue, thin-walled beams and columns, and vibrational response.