Abstract
Cylindrical shells are often used for structural members, because of its structurally reasonable shape. But it is well-known that local buckling often occurs is a cylindrical shell under axial compressive load, whose structural stability is generally affected by size and shape of geometric imperfections. Therefore, it is one of the most important themes in design to determine the allowable compressive stress and its tolerance of imperfection.
We have investigated the design codes, specifications and standards for unstiffened cylindrical shells under axial compressive loads and compared their allowable stresses.
In this paper, we introduce some of them for reference data of design.
