ASSESSING ULTIMATE LOADING LEVELS OF SHELLS OF REVOLUTION WITH COMPLEX REINFORCEMENT UNDER CREEP
The problem of determining the upper cinematic limit of the carrying capacity of metal-composite shells of revolution with complex reinforcement under creep is formulated and solved using the linear programming method. For the structures and composite types considered, structures with meridian-circumferential reinforcement are shown to provide the highest ultimate loading levels; limiting ultimate loads for thin-walled structures working under the conditions of creep are several times lower than those determined using the short-time strength criterion.