Three-dimensional vibration analysis of fluid-filled orthotropic FGM cylindrical shells

Based on the three-dimensional fundamental equations of anisotropic elasticity, a state equation with variable coefficients is derived in a unified matrix form. The free vibration of simply supported, fluid-filled cylindrically orthotropic functionally graded cylindrical shells with arbitrary thickness is then investigated. A laminate approximate model is employed which is suitable for an arbitrary variation of material constants along the radial direction. Numerical examples are presented and compared with existing results. The effects of related parameters on natural frequencies are discussed finally.     

Exact analysis of resonance frequency and mode shapes of isotropic and laminated composite cylindrical shells; Part I: analytical studies

In order to study the free vibration of simply supported circular cylindrical shells, an exact analytical procedure is developed and discussed in detail. Part I presents a general approach for exact analysis of natural frequencies and mode shapes of circular cylindrical shells. The validity of the exact technique is verified using four different shell theories 1) Soedel, 2) Flugge, 3) Morley-Koiter and 4) Donnell. The exact procedure is compared favorably with experimental results and those obtained using a numerical finite element method. A literature review reveals that beam functions are used extensively as an approximation for simply supported boundary conditions. The accuracy of the resonance frequencies obtained using the approximate method are also investigated by comparing results with those of the exact analysis. Part II presents effects of different parameters on mode shapes and natural frequencies of circular cylindrical shells.     

GMM/PZT/GMM层合材料的纵振磁电响应

层状复合结构层间胶层和复合材料的机械损耗是影响层状磁电复合材料磁电响应的重要因素.为了考虑层间胶层的作用,包括其纵向变形和剪切变形产生的效果,应用Hamilton原理建立层状复合结构的运动方程,并用复柔顺系数来反映材料的机械损耗特性.结合层状复合结构的边界条件和磁致伸缩/压电本构方程,就可以得到考虑了胶层作用和材料损耗时,复合结构的固有频率和磁电响应.对GMM(超磁致伸缩材料)/PZT(压电材料)/GMM结构的磁电响应进行了数值计算,将计算结果与实验结果进行了比较,证明考虑胶层作用并引入材料的损耗能够更准确预测复合材料的磁电换能特性.     

Vibration of bilayered cylindrical shells with layers of different materials

In this analysis, a comparative study for natural frequencies of two-layered cylindrical shells was presented with one layer composed of functionally graded material and the other layer of isotropic material. Love’s thin shell theory was exploited for the strain-displacement and curvature-displacement relationships. For governing frequency equations, the Rayleigh-Ritz method was utilized to minimize the Lagrangian functional in the form of an eigenvalue problem. Frequency spectra were computed for long, short, thick, and thin cylindrical shells by varying the nondimensional geometrical parameters, length-to-radius and thickness-to-radius ratios for a simply supported end condition. Influence of different configurations of cylindrical shells on the shell frequencies was studied. For validity, the results obtained were compared with some results of isotropic and single-layered functionally graded cylindrical shells from the literature.     

Exact solutions for vibration of cylindrical shells with intermediate ring supports

This paper presents new exact solutions for vibration of thin circular cylindrical shells with intermediate ring supports, based on the Goldenveizer–Novozhilov shell theory (Theory of thin shells; The theory of thin elastic shells). An analytical method is proposed to study the vibration behaviour of the ring supported cylindrical shells. In the proposed method, the state-space technique is employed to derive the homogenous differential equation system for a shell segment and a domain decomposition approach is developed to cater for the continuity requirements between shell segments. Exact frequency parameters are presented in tables and design charts for circular cylindrical shells having multiple intermediate ring supports and various combinations of end support conditions. These exact vibration frequencies may serve as important benchmark values for researchers to validate their numerical methods for such circular cylindrical shell problems.     

Vibration of functionally graded cylindrical shells

Functionally gradient materials (FGMs) have attracted much attention as advanced structural materials because of their heat-resistance properties. In this paper, a study on the vibration of cylindrical shells made of a functionally gradient material (FGM) composed of stainless steel and nickel is presented. The objective is to study the natural frequencies, the influence of constituent volume fractions and the effects of configurations of the constituent materials on the frequencies. The properties are graded in the thickness direction according to a volume fraction power-law distribution. The results show that the frequency characteristics are similar to that observed for homogeneous isotropic cylindrical shells and the frequencies are affected by the constituent volume fractions and the configurations of the constituent materials. The analysis is carried out with strains–displacement relations from Love’s shell theory and the eigenvalue governing equation is obtained using Rayleigh–Ritz method. The present analysis is validated by comparing results with those in the literature.     

Analytical studies for buckling and vibration of weld-bonded beam shells of rectangular cross-section

An approach to analytical solution is presented for vibration and buckling of thin-walled tubular beam shells typical of automotive structures, which are fabricated by joining sheet metal stampings along the two longitudinal edges with periodic spot welds, adhesive bonding, or combination of spot welds and bonding, known as weld bonding. Solutions are obtained for such beam shells of rectangular cross-section with two opposite ends simply supported. The beam shell is modeled as an assembly of the constituent walls and Levy-type formulation is used to obtain a series solution for the transverse displacement of each of the walls. The challenge of expressing the discrete point support conditions at the spot welds by a continuous function is addressed using the flexibility function approach used in literature. The flexibility function, used earlier to represent the flexibility distribution along weld-bonded edges of rectangular plates with periodic spot welds, is used here. The characteristic equations are obtained by satisfying the displacement, slope, shear, and moment equilibrium at the mating edges of the walls including the two weld-bonded edges and the compatibility conditions at the spot-weld locations. This approach to analytical solution, described here for thin-walled beam shells of rectangular cross-section, can be suitably adopted for more general cross-sections and joints along non-symmetric edges. A parametric study is undertaken to show the effect of aspect ratio of the beam shell, adhesive joint parameters, and the number of spot welds on the elastic buckling loads and the natural frequencies. Such parametric studies can be of use to designers in arriving at an optimal joint configuration of weld-bonded beam shells from buckling and vibration considerations.     

Frequency analysis of submerged cylindrical shells with the wave propagation approach

The wave propagation approach is extended to coupled frequency analysis of finite cylindrical shells submerged in a dense acoustic medium. Comparison of the results by the present method and numerical FEM/BEM has been carried out. A finite cylindrical shell enclosed with plate end-caps was modeled for coupled frequency analysis. The first eight coupled natural frequencies were obtained using SYSNOISE. These results are compared with the new method and good agreement has been found. With the new method the effects of shell parameters, m,n,h/R,L/R and boundary conditions, on the coupled frequencies are investigated. The coupled frequency curves are also u-shaped as the uncoupled frequency curves. As the circumferential mode n increases, the difference between the coupled and uncoupled frequencies reduces at small mode n, but increases after the n where the fundamental frequency is achieved. The effects of boundary conditions are significant at small mode n. Due to the coupling effects the transition of fundamental coupled frequency is earlier with the h/R ratios than that of the uncoupled case. Both the coupled and uncoupled frequencies increase with the h/R ratios, but at different rates which show the different coupling effects on the different wave modes. With the present method the calculation of coupled frequency of submerged cylindrical shells is relatively easy, quick but with good accuracy.     

Vibration and buckling of cross-ply laminated composite circular cylindrical shells according to a global higher-order theory

Natural frequencies and buckling stresses of cross-ply laminated composite circular cylindrical shells are analyzed by taking into account the effects of higher-order deformations such as transverse shear and normal deformations, and rotatory inertia. By using the method of power series expansion of displacement components, a set of fundamental dynamic equations of a two-dimensional higher-order theory for laminated composite circular cylindrical shells made of elastic and orthotropic materials is derived through Hamilton's principle. Several sets of truncated approximate higher-order theories are applied to solve the vibration and buckling problems of laminated composite circular cylindrical shells subjected to axial stresses. The total number of unknowns does not depend on the number of layers in any multilayered shells. In order to assure the accuracy of the present theory, convergence properties of the first natural frequency and corresponding buckling stress for the fundamental mode r=s=1 are examined in detail. The internal and external works are calculated and compared to prove the numerical accuracy of solutions. Modal transverse shear and normal stresses can be calculated by integrating the three-dimensional equations of equilibrium in the thickness direction, and satisfying the continuity conditions at the interface between layers and stress boundary conditions at the external surfaces. It is noticed that the present global higher-order approximate theories can predict accurately the natural frequencies and buckling stresses of simply supported laminated composite circular cylindrical shells within small number of unknowns.     

Natural oscillations of general shells based on nonclassical theory

Two-dimensional equations of the dynamics of the theory of general shells and appropriate boundary conditions that make it possible to take into account the transverse shear and compression of the shell are constructed based on three-dimensional equations of elasticity theory and the Lagrange variational principle by expanding the displacements in the coordinate normal to the middle surface. Natural oscillations of a circular cylindrical shell are considered. Frequencies of natural oscillations are determined by the Bubnov-Galerkin method. The impact of different types of boundary conditions and geometric parameters of the shell on the value of natural frequencies are analyzed. Simulation results are compared with different variants of the classical theory of shells, as well as with three-dimensional elasticity theory.     

Analytical solution for dynamic behavior of multiwall carbon nanotubes subjected to mechanical shock loading

Dynamic behavior and frequency analysis of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with finite length are investigated using an analytical method. By applying multiple elastic shells and a linearized model of van der Waals forces, a comprehensive continuum dynamic model of MWCNTs is developed. Also, by utilizing Laplace transform, time histories of MWCNTs subjected to shock lading are obtained. Then by using the fast Fourier transform (FFT), the time responses are transferred to the frequency domain and natural frequencies are found. The accuracy of results is verified by comparing the results of sudden loading with those obtained by numerical methods. Furthermore, an abrupt unloading after ramp loading is simulated, and the dependency of diameter and length on the axial and radial natural frequencies of MWCNTs is examined. Also, by characterizing the longitudinal displacement, the wave propagation velocities are obtained and an explicit expression is found for the axial natural frequencies of MWCNTs subjected to shock loading.     

Studies of the amplitude frequency characteristics of oscillations of the tube elastic walls of a circular profile during pulsed motion of a viscous fluid under the conditions of rigid jamming on the butt-ends

The flow of a viscous incompressible fluid under harmonically changing pressure in a cylindrical slot formed by two coaxial cylindrical elastic shells with a finite length located concentrically is investigated. The flow parameters and elastic shifts of the shells have been found. Their amplitude and phase frequency characteristics and resonant frequencies have been determined.     

Interlaminar stress analysis of general composite laminates

In this study, based on the reduced from of elasticity displacement field for a long laminate, an analytical method is established to exactly obtain the interlaminar stresses near the free edges of generally laminated composite plates under the extension and bending. The constant parameters, which describe the global deformation of a laminate, are properly computed by means of the improved first-order shear deformation theory. Reddy's layerwise theory is subsequently utilized for analytical and numerical examinations of the boundary layer stresses within arbitrary laminated composite plates. A variety of numerical results are obtained for the interlaminar normal and shear stresses along the interfaces and through the thickness of laminates near the free edges. Finally the effects of end conditions of laminates on the boundary-layer stress are examined.     

Nonlinear elastic buckling and postbuckling of axially compressed functionally graded cylindrical shells

Based on the nonlinear large deflection theory of cylindrical shells as well as the Donnell assumptions, this paper presents nonlinear buckling and postbuckling analyses for axially compressed functionally graded cylindrical shells by using the Ritz energy method and the nonlinear strain-displacement relations of large deformation. The material properties of the shells vary smoothly through the shell thickness according to a power law distribution of the volume fraction of constituent materials. Meanwhile, by taking into account the temperature-dependent material properties, various effects of external thermal environment are also investigated. Numerical results show various effects of the inhomogeneous parameter, dimensional parameters and external thermal environments on nonlinear buckling and postbuckling behaviors. There is a mode-jumping observed after buckling. The present theoretical results are verified by those in the literature.     

功能梯度压电材料壳体热残余应力

功能梯度压电材料结构成型冷却后会出现热残余现象,影响结构强度.借鉴复合材料层合结构的研究方法,将功能梯度压电材料球壳和圆柱壳沿厚度分为若干层,各层视为均匀材料,根据层间连续条件导出递推关系,得到显式的力—电—热多场耦合热残余解.统一了多层功能梯度压电材料壳体和连续功能梯度压电材料壳体热残余解.对于前者,其解为精确解;对于后者,其解为渐近解,随层数增加而收敛于精确解.其解也适用于功能梯度压电材料涂层.该方法对材料性能的变化方式(函数)没有要求,适应性强.并讨论影响热残余应力和界面强度的因素,球壳因双曲率的影响,热残余应力显著大于柱壳.     

Natural frequencies of composite plates with random material properties using higher-order shear deformation theory

Composites are known to display a considerable amount of scatter in their material properties due to large number of parameters associated with the manufacturing and fabrication processes. In the present work, the material properties have been taken as random variables for accurate prediction of the system behavior. Higher order shear theory including rotatory inertia effects has been accounted for in the system dynamic equations. A first order perturbation technique has been employed to obtain the solution of the governing equations. An approach has been outlined for obtaining closed form expressions for the variances of eigen solutions. The effects of side to thickness ratio and variation in standard deviation of the material properties have been investigated for cross-ply symmetric and anti-symmetric laminates. The mean and standard deviations of the first five natural frequencies have been worked out for laminated rectangular plates with all edges simply supported. The higher order shear deformation theory results have been validated with Monte Carlo simulation results and compared with the results based on classical laminate and first order shear deformation theories.     

Analytical and numerical investigation into the longitudinal vibration of uniform nanotubes

In recent years, prediction of the behaviors of micro and nanostructures is going to be a matter of increasing concern considering their developments and uses in various engineering fields. Since carbon nanotubes show the specific properties such as strength and special electrical behaviors, they have become the main subject in nanotechnology researches. On the grounds that the classical continuum theory cannot accurately predict the mechanical behavior of nanostructures, nonlocal elasticity theory is used to model the nanoscaled systems. In this paper, a nonlocal model for nanorods is developed, and it is used to model the carbon nanotubes with the aim of the investigating into their longitudinal vibration. Following the derivation of governing equation of nanorods and estimation of nondimensional frequencies, the effect of nonlocal parameter and the length of the nanotube on the obtained frequencies are studied. Furthermore, differential quadrature method, as a numerical solution technique, is used to study the effect of these parameters on estimated frequencies for both classical and nonlocal theories.     

Energy dissipation in braced cylindrical shells

This paper presents an experimental and numerical investigation of the energy dissipation characteristics of mild steel cylindrical shells subjected to large deformations under line loadings acting parallel and perpendicular to the shells' longitudinal axes. The effects of diametrical bracing, cylinder length and external loading orientation on the deformation patterns and energy dissipation capacities are described. The results are applied to the design of a new impact attenuation system used in highway safety applications.     

Free vibrations of rotating small aspect ratio pretwisted blades

Free vibration characteristics of a rotating pretwisted small aspect ratio blade, mounted on a disc at a stagger angle, are determined using classical bending theory of thin shells. Differential geometry of the blade in curvilinear coordinates are analysed and strain-displacement relations are established. The strain and kinetic energies of the rotating and vibrating blade are determined and the Lagrangian function is set up. Following the Ritz procedure, natural frequencies and mode shapes of the blade are determined. The results obtained from the present analysis compare well with some of the experimental and finite element results available in literature. Variation of natural frequencies with various parameters like pretwist, speed of rotation, stagger angle and disc radius is studied and the results are presented in a nondimensional form.     

Vibration analysis of submerged thin FGM cylindrical shells

This study gives a brief work on vibration characteristics of cylindrical shells submerged in an incompressible fluid. The shell is presumed to be structured from functionally graded material. The effect of the fluid is introduced by using the acoustic wave equation. Love’s first order thin shell theory is utilized in the shell dynamical equations. The problem is framed by combining shell dynamical equations with the acoustic wave equation. Fluid-loaded terms are associated with Hankel function of second kind. Wave propagation approach is employed to solve the shell problem. Some comparisons of numerical results are performed for the natural frequencies of simply supported-simply supported, clamped-clamped and clamped-simply supported boundary conditions of isotropic as well as functionally graded cylindrical shells to check the validity of the present approach. The influence of fluid on the submerged functionally graded cylindrical shells is noticed to be very pronounced.