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Figure 1 The Forces Action on the Shell r(x) – distance of rotation axis
h(x)-thickness of shel (design variable)
r
1- meridional and r
2- circumferential curvature
q-internal pressure R – resultant load
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Figure 2 Geometric Terminology for the Shell
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normal membrane forces per unit length
Normal membrane stresses
Fatigue Crack Growth under Cyclic Loading
Safety condition, K1-stress intensity K1C-given quasi-brittle strength constant
n
cr-number of cycles, l
cr- critical crack length before fracture
Safety Condition n
*- given number of cycles
Optimized Functional (volume of material)
geometrical constraints
Shape Optimization under Structural Longevity
Analysis of the Longevity Constraint
Integration
Minimum of n
crwith respect to l
iMinimum of n
crwith respect to
where
Transformed longivity constraint
Analysis of the Longevity Constraint n
cris the root of the equation
if
than
For m=4 we have solution
Analysis of the Longevity Constraint Non-dimensional functional and constraints
parameter