Free vibration analysis of functionally graded cylindrical shells including thermal effects

Free vibration analysis of simply supported FG cylindrical shells for four sets of in-plane boundary conditions is performed. The material properties are assumed to be temperature-dependant and gradually changed in the thickness direction of the shell. The effects of temperature rise are investigated by specifying arbitrary high temperature on the outer surface and the ambient temperature on the inner surface of the cylinder. Distribution of temperature across the shell thickness is found from steady state heat conduction only in the thickness direction. The equations of motion are based on Love's shell theory and the von Karman–Donnell-type of kinematic nonlinearity. The static analysis is first performed to determine the prestressed state induced by the thermal loadings, using the exact solution of the governing equations and then the equations of motion are solved by Galerkin's method. The results are obtained to indicate the effects of power law index on the natural frequencies and corresponding mode shapes in the thermal environment.     

Buckling and postbuckling behaviors of imperfect cylindrical shells subjected to torsion

Buckling and postbuckling behaviors of imperfect cylindrical shell subjected to torsion are investigated. The governing equations are based on the Karman–Donnell-type nonlinear differential equations. A boundary layer theory of shell buckling is applied to obtain the analytic solutions that meet the boundary conditions strictly. A singular perturbation technique is employed to determine the buckling loads and postbuckling equilibrium paths. Numerical results reveal that the current theory gives quite good estimates of the postbuckling paths of cylindrical shells. The effects of the geometric parameters on the buckling and postbuckling behaviors of the cylindrical shells are analyzed. It is confirmed that the postbuckling equilibrium paths of cylindrical shells subjected to torsion are unstable and the relatively shorter shells have higher postbuckling equilibrium paths. Finally, the effects of the initial imperfections on the buckling and postbuckling behaviors of the cylindrical shells are clarified. The illustrated results of the imperfect shells with different initial transverse deflections show that extremely small imperfections do indeed reduce the buckling loads and make the postbuckling equilibrium paths be lower. The buckling and postbuckling of cylindrical shells under torsion exhibit obvious imperfect sensitivity. Furthermore, the effects become greater following with the larger imperfections.     

Free vibrations of fluid-filled cylindrical shells on elastic foundations

The free vibration characteristics of fluid-filled cylindrical shells on elastic foundations are presented by a semi-analytical finite element method. A shell is discretized into cylindrical finite elements where shell governing equations based shape functions in the longitudinal direction are used instead of the usual simple polynomials. Non-uniformities of the foundations in the circumferential and longitudinal directions are handled by the Fourier series and an element mesh strategy, respectively. The fluid domain is described by the potential flow theory. The hydrodynamic pressure acting on shells is derived from the condition for dynamic coupling of the fluid-structure. The effect of fluid in a shell, shell geometries, and foundation parameters on the dynamic behavior of fluid-containing shells is investigated. Numerical results based on the present method converge more rapidly than those obtained by the simple polynomial formulation. The method is suitable for the problem considered due to its generality, simplicity, and potential for further development.     

Vibration of prestressed thin cylindrical shells conveying fluid

A general approach to modelling the vibration of prestressed thin cylindrical shells conveying fluid is presented. The steady flow of fluid is described by the classical potential flow theory, and the motion of the shell is represented by Sanders’ theory of thin shells. A strain–displacement relationship is deployed to derive the geometric stiffness matrix due to the initial stresses caused by hydrostatic pressure. Hydrodynamic pressure acting on the shell is developed through dynamic interfacial coupling conditions. The resulting equations governing the motion of the shell and fluid are solved by a finite element method. This model is subsequently used to investigate the small-vibration dynamic behaviour of prestressed thin cylindrical shells conveying fluid. It is validated by comparing the computed natural frequencies, within the linear region, with existing reported experimental results. The influence of initial tension, internal pressure, fluid flow velocity and the various geometric properties is also examined.     

Postbuckling analysis of cross-ply laminated cylindrical shell panels under parabolic mechanical edge loading

Postbuckling equilibrium paths of simply supported cross-ply laminated cylindrical shell panels subjected to non-uniform (parabolic) inplane loads are traced in this paper. Love's shell theory with higher order shear deformation theory and von Kármán nonlinear strain–displacement relations are used in the mathematical formulation of the problem. In the first step, the plate membrane problem is solved to evaluate the stress distribution within the prebuckling range as the applied inplane edge load is non-uniform. The governing shell panel postbuckling equations are derived from the principle of minimum total potential energy using the above stress distributions. Adopting multi-term Galerkin's approximation, the governing equations are reduced into a set of non-linear algebraic equations. Newton–Raphson method in conjunction with Riks approach is employed to plot the postbuckling paths through limit points. Numerical results are presented for symmetric (0/90/0) crossply laminated cylindrical shell panels under parabolic inplane load, lateral distributed load and initial imperfections. Limit loads and snap-through behavior of shell panels are studied.     

扭转作用下有缺陷柱形壳的屈曲和后屈曲性能

分析扭转作用下有缺陷柱形壳的屈曲和后屈曲性能。基于Karman-Donnell-Type非线性微分方程建立计算公式,采用壳屈曲的边界层理论进行分析,以获得能严格满足边界条件的解决方案。采用奇摄动技术,以确定屈曲载荷和后屈曲平衡路径。数值结果显示,目前的理论能对柱形壳的后屈曲性能进行较好评估。同时分析了几何参数对柱形壳的屈曲和后屈曲性能的影响。证实了扭转作用下柱形壳的后屈曲平衡路径并不稳定,并且相对更短的壳体具有更高的后屈曲平衡能力。最后,指出初始缺陷对柱形壳屈曲和后屈曲性能的影响。对具有初始横向挠曲的有缺陷壳体的分析结果显示：即便是非常小的缺陷,也确实会减少屈曲承载力,并使得后屈曲稳定性变差。扭转作用下柱形壳的屈曲和后屈曲性能显示出明显的缺陷敏感性。此外,如果缺陷更大,那么带来的影响也随之会变得更大。     

Dynamic analysis of functionally graded truncated conical shells subjected to asymmetric moving loads

The dynamic behavior of functionally graded (FG) truncated conical shells subjected to asymmetric internal ring-shaped moving loads is studied. The material properties are assumed to have continuous variations in the shell thickness direction. The equations of motion are derived based on the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) using Hamilton׳s principle. The finite element method (FEM) together with Newmark׳s time integration scheme is employed to discretize the equations of motion in the spatial and temporal domain, respectively. The formulation and method of solution are validated by studying their convergence behavior and carrying out the comparison studies in the limit cases with existing solutions in the literature. Then, the influences of material graded index, radius-to-length ratio, semi-vertex angle, thickness, boundary conditions and moving load velocity on the dynamic behavior of the FG truncated conical shells are studied. In addition, the difference between the responses of the FG shells under symmetric and asymmetric loadings is compared.     

Effects of modal coupling on the dynamics of parametrically and directly excited cylindrical shells

Cylindrical shells exhibit a dense frequency spectrum, especially in the lowest frequency range. In addition, due to the circumferential symmetry, frequencies occur in pairs. So, in the vicinity of the lowest natural frequencies, several equal or nearly equal frequencies may occur, leading to multiple internal resonances. The aim of the present work is to investigate the dynamic behavior and stability of cylindrical shells under lateral and axial forcing with equal natural frequencies. The shell is modeled using the Donnell nonlinear shallow shell theory. A consistent modal solution for this problem is deduced and used to discretize the equations of motion by applying the Galerkin method. A parametric analysis is conducted to clarify the influence of the modal interaction among these nonlinear vibration modes on coexisting solutions, bifurcations, resonances curves and stability boundaries of the shell.     

Anisotropy of multi-layered structure with sliding and bonded interlayer conditions

A better understanding of the mechanical behavior of the multi-layered structure under external loading is the most important item for the structural design and the risk assessment. The objective of this study are to propose and develop an analytical solution for the mechanical behaviors of multi-layered structure generated by axisymmetric loading, and to investigate the impact of anisotropic layers and interlayer conditions on the multi-layered structure. To reach these objectives, first, according to the governing equations, the analytical solution for a single layer was formulated by adopting the spatial Hankel transform. Then the global matrix technique is applied to achieve the analytical solution of multi-layered structure in Hankel domain. The sliding and bonded interlayer conditions were considered in this process. Finally, the numerical inversion of integral transform was used to solve the components of displacement and stress in real domain. Gauss-Legendre quadrature is a key scheme in the numerical inversion process. Moreover, following by the verification of the proposed analytical solution, one typical three-layered flexible pavement was applied as the computing carrier of numerical analysis for the multi-layered structure. The results have shown that the anisotropic layers and the interlayer conditions significantly affect the mechanical behaviors of the proposed structure.     

Response of functionally graded cylindrical shells under moving thermo-mechanical loads

The transient thermoelastic analysis of functionally graded (FG) cylindrical shells under moving boundary pressure and heat flux is presented. The material properties are assumed to be temperature-dependent and graded in the radial direction. The hyperbolic heat conduction equations are used to include the influence of finite heat wave speed (i.e., the non-Fourier effect). To benefit from the high accuracy and low computational efforts of the differential quadrature method (DQM) in conjunction with the effectiveness of the finite element method (FEM) in general geometry, loading and systematic boundary treatment, a combination of these methods is employed to discretize the governing equations in the spatial domain. The resulting system of differential equations is solved using Newmark's time integration scheme in the temporal domain. The presented formulation and method of solution are validated by showing their fast rate of convergence and by comparing the results, in the limit cases, with those obtained using the commercial finite element package ANSYS and some other available solutions in the literature. Then, the effects of different geometrical, material and load parameters on the transient thermoelastic behavior of the FG cylinders under moving mechanical and thermal loads are studied.     

厚圆柱扁壳位移型基本方程及控制方程分析

基于考虑横向剪切变形的厚壳位移型基本方程及扁壳基本假定,建立了以5个中面位移为5个独立变量的厚扁壳及厚圆柱扁壳位移型基本方程。对厚圆柱扁壳进行了动力分析,首先引入3个辅助位移函数,同时运用柯西-黎曼条件,将5个二阶微分方程变形为1个二阶和2个四阶过渡微分方程;然后引入另一辅助位移函数,建立其解耦的控制微分方程;最后利用4个辅助位移函数求出5个位移分量。结果表明,厚扁壳的位移型基本方程退化为厚圆柱扁壳及薄圆柱扁壳的位移型方程是正确的,且所推导的方程具有通用性。     

Nonlinear dynamic stability of composite plates with piezoelectric layers subjected to periodic in-plane load

Nonlinear dynamic stability characteristics of composite plates subjected to periodic in-plane load are investigated via the finite element method with dynamic response analysis. Piezoelectric actuator layers are embedded at the top and bottom of the laminated composite plate. The theoretical formulation is based on the modified first order shear deformation theory (MFSDT) incorporating the von Kármán type nonlinear strains. The structural system is considered to be undamped. The nonlinear governing equations obtained are solved using the Newmark's direct integration method coupled with the direct iteration method. The boundaries of dynamic instability regions are obtained using Bolotin's approach. Effects of in-plane forcing frequency and applied voltage on the characteristic features of dynamic stability behaviour are investigated using both linear and nonlinear dynamic response analyses.     

Thermoelastic dynamic stability of thin-walled beams with graded material properties

The dynamic stability of functionally graded thin-walled beams allowing for shear deformability is investigated in this article. The analysis is based on a model that has small strains and moderate rotations which are formulated through the adoption of a second-order non-linear displacement field. The beam is subjected to axial external dynamic loading. The model takes into account thermoelastic effects. The heat conduction equation is solved in order to characterize the temperature in the cross-sectional domain. Galerkin's and Bolotin's methods are employed with the scope to discretize the governing equations and to determine the regions of dynamic stability, respectively. Regions of stability are evaluated and expressed in non-dimensional form. The influence of the longitudinal vibration on the unstable regions is investigated. The numerical results show the importance of this effect when the forcing frequency approaches to the natural longitudinal frequency, obtaining substantially wider parametric stability regions. The effects of temperature gradients, shear flexibility and axial inertia, in beams with different cross-sections and different types of graded material are analyzed as well.     

利用Hamilton函数分析圆柱壳动态扭转屈曲

在Hamilton函数中考虑应力波的影响,研究冲击扭转载荷作用下弹性圆柱壳的动态屈曲。采用辛方法将基本方程转化为对偶变量的Hamilton典型方程。在辛空间将临界扭转和屈曲模式分别简化为求解辛本征值和本征解问题。主要影响因素有冲击时间、边界条件和厚度等,通过数值算例对这些因素进行了详细讨论。研究结果表明,边界条件的影响有限(自由边界条件除外)。在壳体自由端能够观察到局部动态屈曲模式。新的分析和数值模拟结果可作为壳结构的安全设计准则。     

Dynamic torsional buckling of cylindrical shells in Hamiltonian system

By considering the effect of stress waves in a Hamiltonian system, this paper treats dynamic buckling of an elastic cylindrical shell which is subjected to an impact torsional load. A symplectic analytical approach is employed to convert the fundamental equations to the Hamiltonian canonical equations in dual variables. In a symplectic space, the critical torsion and buckling mode are reduced to solving the symplectic eigenvalue and eigensolution, respectively. The primary influence factors, such as the impact time, boundary conditions and thickness, are discussed in detail through some numerical examples. It is found that boundary conditions have limited influence except free boundary condition in the context of the scope in this paper. The localization of dynamic buckling patterns can be observed at the free end of the shell. The new analytical and numerical results serve as guidelines for safer designs of shell structures.     

网格圆柱扁壳的稳定性

本文用将网格壳转化为连续壳的方法建立了网格圆柱扁亮屋盖的稳定平衡微分方程,所得的方程是属于异性圆柱扁壳的方程,并用方法求得简支边界条件的网格圆柱扁壳的临界荷载计算公式。     

板锥柱面网壳结构的动力特性研究

考虑不同跨度、厚度、矢跨比等因素对网壳结构动力特性的影响，本文采用子空间迭代法，对板锥柱面网壳的动力特性进行了系统分析研究，在大量参数分析、计算的基础上，得出了板锥柱面网壳结构的自振规律，对板锥柱面网壳结构的抗震设计有重要的参考价值。     

A parametric study of the free vibration analysis of rotating laminated cylindrical shells using the method of discrete singular convolution

This paper deals with the free vibration analysis of rotating laminated cylindrical shells. The analysis uses discrete singular convolution (DSC) technique to determine frequencies. Regularized Shannon's delta (RSD) kernel is selected as singular convolution to illustrate the present algorithm. The formulations are based on the Love's first approximation shell theory, and include the effects of initial hoop tension and centrifugal and coriolis accelerations due to rotation. The spatial derivatives in both the governing equations and the boundary conditions are discretized by the DSC method. Frequency parameters are obtained for different types of boundary conditions, rotating velocity and geometric parameters. The effect of the circumferential node number on the vibrational behaviour of the shell is also analysed. The analysis has been verified by comparing results with those in the literature and sufficient agreement is obtained.     

Buckling and dynamic instability analysis of stiffened shell panels

The static and dynamic instability characteristics of stiffened shell panels subjected to uniform in-plane harmonic edge loading are investigated in this paper. The eight-noded isoparametric degenerated shell element and a compatible three-noded curved beam element are used to model the shell panels and the stiffeners, respectively. As the usual formulation of degenerated beam element is found to overestimate the torsional rigidity, an attempt has been made to reformulate it in an efficient manner. Moreover, the new formulation for the beam element requires five degrees of freedom per node as that of shell element. The method of Hill's infinite determinant is applied to analyze the dynamic instability regions. Numerical results are presented through convergence and comparison with the published results from the literature. The effect of various parameters like shell geometry, stiffening scheme, static and dynamic load factors, stiffener size and position, and boundary conditions are considered in buckling and dynamic instability analysis of stiffened panels subjected to uniform in-plane harmonic loads along the boundaries.