Inflation mechanics of a membrane reflector supported by an inflated toroidal rim

DOI10.1016/j.euromechsol.2017.08.012zbMath1406.74423OpenAlexW2753893131MaRDI QIDQ1788036

Soham Roychowdhury, Anirvan DasGupta

Publication date: 8 October 2018

Published in: European Journal of Mechanics. A. Solids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2017.08.012

zbMATH Keywords

wrinklingpull-in instabilityinflatable structureinflatable reflectorparabolic reflectortunable structure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonlinear elasticity (74B20) Membranes (74K15)

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On the time-dependent mechanics of membranes via the nonlinear finite element method

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