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Scaling relations in the collapse of elastic icosadeltahedral shells under uniform external pressure

Biological Physics 2008-06-10 v1 Classical Physics

Abstract

We discuss collapse of icosadeltahedral shells subjected to uniform external pressure. We demonstrate that there is a universal collapse pressure curve. The parameter that uniquely determines the collapse pressure is shown to be the Foppl-von Karman number of the non-pressurized shells. Numerical results are interpreted in terms of buckling instabilities of spheres and cylinders under hydrostatic pressure.

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@article{arxiv.0806.1241,
  title  = {Scaling relations in the collapse of elastic icosadeltahedral shells under uniform external pressure},
  author = {Antonio Siber and Rudolf Podgornik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.1241},
  year   = {2008}
}

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