04.1 - Aerospace Grade Materials, Structural Analysis, Fatigue and Damage Tolerance
INVESTIGATION OF BUCKLING RESPONSE OF CYLINDRICAL SHELLS USING 3D-PRINTING TECHNOLOGY
C. Bisagni¹, E. Labans¹; ¹Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
The 3D-printing techniques open broad possibilities for the design of aerospace structures. In this paper the buckling behavior of different configurations of 3D-printed cylindrical shells under axial compressive loads is studied, obtaining higher buckling loads and less sensitivity towards geometric imperfections compared to conventional cylindrical shells with the same weight.