Dynamic response of cylindrical shells with discontinuity in thickness subjected to axisymmetric load

• Published in: Journal of sound and vibration Vol. 184; no. 4; pp. 703 - 724
• Main Authors: Stanley, Joseph A., Ganesan, N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 27.07.1995; Elsevier
• Subjects: Exact sciences and technology; Fracture mechanics (crack, fatigue, damage...); Fracture mechanics, fatigue and cracks; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Physics; Solid mechanics; Structural and continuum mechanics; Vibration, mechanical wave, dynamic stability (aeroelasticity, vibration control...); Vibrations and mechanical waves; Thickness; Finite element method; Dynamic response; Discontinuity; Vibration; Embedment; Numerical methods; Shells; Axisymmetric load; Cylindrical shape
• ISSN: 0022-460X; 1095-8568
• DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.1995.0342

Cylindrical shells with discontinuity in the thickness and subjected to harmonic axisymmetric loads have been analyzed. The loadings considered are a uniform internal pressure and a circular ring load at the mid-section. A semi-analytical finite element method is used for the analysis. A thin shell finite element with four degrees of freedom per node is used. Three shell models are analyzed for possible reduction of maximum displacement and maximum stress by choosing the discontinuity at different locations. Numerical results are presented for clamped-clamped end conditions and for various step-ratios in the thickness, for the first three models. The weight of the shell is kept constant for the various step-ratios. It is shown that the maximum displacement and maximum stress decrease for certain types of thickness variations as presented in this paper.