Imperfection-Sensitivity of Long Antisymmetric Cross-Ply Cylindrical Panels Under Shear Loads

This paper examines the theoretical postbuckling behavior and imperfection-sensitivity of antisymmetrically laminated open, long, cylindrical panels under shear loads. The longitudinal edges may be simply-supported or clamped. It is found that the cylindrical panels may be sensitive to the presence of geometric imperfections depending primarily on the reduced-flatness parameter and Young’s modulus ratio. The shear buckling load and the postbuckling coefficients are plotted as a function of the shell geometry, number of layers, and material parameters. The paper is the first in the literature to examine the postbuckling behavior of open laminated cylindrical panels under shear loads.