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Buckled axially compressed clamped metallic cylindrical shells

from Jan Blachut, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Liverpool.

Left: "Elephant's foot" (axisymmetric buckling) of the thickest shell

Middle: Non-axisymmetric edge buckling of the thinnest shell

Right: Non-axisymmetric buckling of a shell of intermediate thickness

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