xvi Contents Shells Buckling Intera Torsion H. Schmidt and T. A. Winterstetter ion Strength of Cylindrical Steel Shells under Axial Compression and Shell Buckling Design of Austenitic Stainless Steel Cylinders under Elevated ‘Temperatures up to 500°C H. Schmidt and K.T. Hautala Cylindrical Shells Buckling under External Pressure—Influence of Localized Thickness Variation JF. Jullien, A. Limam and G. Gusie Stability and Strength of Conical Shells Subject to Axial Load and External Pressure N. Panzeri and C. Poggi The Nonlinear Stability of Semi-Thin Spherical Shell Joints under U Symmetric Circular Line Loads Y.-F, Luo, K.S, Huang and Q.Z. Li The Influence of Circumferential Weld-Induced Imperfections on the Buckling of Silos and Tanks M. Pircher and R. Bridge Experimental Techniques for Steel Silo Transition Junctions JG. Teng and Y. Zhao Buckling Strength of T-Section Ringbeams in Steel Silos JG. Teng and F. Chan Abnormal Behaviour of a Steel Silo Caused by Paddy Rice Storage M.P. Luong Bifurcation Buckling of Aboveground Oil Storage Tanks under Internal Pressure S. Yoshida Buckling of Cylindrical Shells Subjected to Edge Vertical Deformation M. Jonaidi and P. Ansourian On the Nonlinear Analysis of Shells with Eigenmode-Affine Imperfections IG. Teng and C.¥. Song Postbuckling Analysis of Shells of Revolution Considering Mode Switching and Interaction T. Hong and J.G. Teng Transition of Plastic Buckling Modes in Cylindrical Shells ¥. Goto, C. Zhang and N. Kawanishi Are the Static Postbuckling Predictions Conservative? A, Combeseure 397 605 613 621 631 639 647 655 671 679 687 697 705 13