COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, cilt.170, ss.250-260, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
In this study, filament wound truncated cones under axial compression are with the objectives of minimizing the total weight and maximizing the failure load, which is defined as the minimum of the buckling and the first-ply failure (FPF) loads. The numerical results are obtained using an axisymmetric degenerated shell element based on a refined first-order shear deformable shell theory and a 2D degenerated shell element is used for verification purposes. It is shown that, FPF is more critical than buckling for thicker cones with lower cone angles.