Effects of shear loads on vibration and buckling of antisymmetric cross- ply cylindrical panels (Q1099680)

This work deals with the effects of shear loads on the vibration and buckling of typical antisymmetric cross-ply thin cylindrical panels, subjected to combined loads. Changes in the buckling loads due to geometric and material parameter variations are investigated with particular emphasis on distinguishing the symmetric and antisymmetric modes. The paper presents the first known results on shear buckling of cross-ply cylindrical panels as well as vibrations of these structures under shear loads. The resulting interaction curves will allow one to formulate effectively a preliminary design of these panels which will withstand shear loads.