Stress concentration in cone-cylinder intersection

The finite element method and shell theory were employed to investigate con e-cylinder shell intersections. The developed special-purpose computer prog ram S-AIS (stress analysis in intersecting shells) was used for elastic str ess analysis of branch connections. A comparison of calculated results with experimental data is presented. A parametric study of non-radial models of the cone-cylinder shell intersection subjected to internal pressure loadin g was performed. The intersections of thin and middle thickness shells were analysed. The results are presented in graphical form. Non-dimensional geo metric and angular parameters are considered to analyse the effects of chan ging these parameters on stress ratios in the shell intersection. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.