Free vibration and critical speed of moderately thick rotating laminated composite conical shell using generalized differential quadrature method

The generalized differential quadrature method (GDQM) is employed to consider the free vibration and critical speed of moderately thick rotating laminated composite conical shells with different boundary conditions developed from the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT). The equations of motion are obtained applying Hamilton’s concept, which contain the influence of the centrifugal force, the Coriolis acceleration, and the preliminary hoop stress. In addition, the axial load is applied to the conical shell as a ratio of the global critical buckling load. The governing partial differential equations are given in the expressions of five components of displacement related to the points lying on the reference surface of the shell. Afterward, the governing differential equations are converted into a group of algebraic equations by using the GDQM. The outcomes are achieved considering the effects of stacking sequences, thickness of the shell, rotating velocities, half-vertex cone angle, and boundary conditions. Furthermore, the outcomes indicate that the rate of the convergence of frequencies is swift, and the numerical technique is superior stable. Three comparisons between the selected outcomes and those of other research are accomplished, and excellent agreement is achieved.     

On the vibration of laminated nonhomogeneous orthotropic shells

In this paper, an analytical procedure is given to study the free vibration of the laminated homogeneous and non-homogeneous orthotropic conical shells with freely supported edges. The basic relations, the modified Donnell type motion and compatibility equations have been derived for laminated orthotropic truncated conical shells with variable Young’s moduli and densities in the thickness direction of the layers. By applying the Galerkin method, to the basic equations, the expressions for the dimensionless frequency parameter of the laminated homogeneous and non-homogeneous orthotropic truncated conical shells are obtained. The appropriate formulas for the single-layer and laminated complete conical and cylindrical shells made of homogeneous and non-homogeneous, orthotropic and isotropic materials are found as a special case. Finally, the influences of the non-homogeneity, the number and ordering of layers and the variations of the conical shell characteristics on the dimensionless frequency parameter are investigated. The results obtained for homogeneous cases are compared with their counterparts in the literature.     

Non-linear dynamic analysis of symmetric and antisymmetric cross-ply laminated orthotropic thin shells

In this paper, the governing equations for non-linear free vibration of truncated, thin, laminated, orthotropic conical shells using the theory of large deformations with the Karman-Donnell-type of kinematic nonlinearity are derived. Applying superposition principle and Galerkin’s method, these equations are reduced to a time dependent non-linear differential equation. The frequency-amplitude relationship for the laminated orthotropic thin truncated conical shell is obtained using the method of weighted residuals. In the particular case, we can obtain the similar relationships for the single-layer and laminated orthotropic cylindrical shells, also. The influence played by geometrical parameters of the conical shell and physical parameters of the laminate (i.e. material properties, staking sequences and number of layers) on the non-linear vibration behavior of the conical shell is examined. It is noticed that the non-linear vibration of shells is highly dependent on laminate characteristics and, from these observations, it is concluded that specific configurations of laminates should be designed for each kind of application. Present results are compared with available data for special cases.     

层合圆柱壳的振动与横向应力

应用分层壳理论并在壳厚方向彩二次插值函数推导出正交层合圆醉壳的动力学方程,并得出了简支层合圆柱壳自由振动方程的解,所给出的振动频率与三维分析的结果吻合良好,计算了前四阶模态对应的壳中应力,与第三、四阶模态对应的横向正应力与面内应力的比值远高于第一、二阶模态的应力比,计算结果说明,很高的横向正应力是高频动力响应中导致分层壳脱层破坏的一个主要因素。     

Thermal buckling and free vibration of FG truncated conical shells with stringer and ring stiffeners using differential quadrature method

In this paper, thermal buckling and free vibration of orthogonally stiffened functionally graded truncated conical shells in thermal environment is investigated. Conical shell has been stiffened by rings and stringers, and the influences of the stiffeners are evaluated by the aid of smearing method. The material properties of the structure are assumed to be changed continuously in the thickness direction. First, the initial thermal stresses are obtained accurately by solving the thermoelastic equilibrium equations. Then, by taking into account the initial thermal stresses, equations of motion as well as boundary conditions are obtained, applying the Hamilton’s principle and the first-order shear deformation theory. The natural frequencies of the system have been achieved, solving these governing equations with considering Differential Quadrature Method (DQM). In addition to Eigen frequency analysis, the critical buckling-temperature of the conical shell has been computed. Moreover, the effects of geometrical parameters, number of stiffeners, thermal environment and various boundary conditions on natural frequency of the system have been investigated. Finally, in order to validate the present work, the results are compared with those of other researches available in literature.     

Free vibration of functionally graded truncated conical shells under internal pressure

The influence of internal pressure on the free vibration behavior of functionally graded (FG) truncated conical shells are investigated based on the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) of shells. The initial mechanical stresses are obtained by solving the static equilibrium equations. Using Hamilton’s principle and by including the influences of initial stresses, the free vibration equations of motion around this equilibrium state together with the related boundary conditions are derived. The material properties are assumed to be graded in the thickness direction. The differential quadrature method (DQM) as an efficient and accurate numerical tool is adopted to discretize the governing equations and the related boundary conditions. The convergence behavior of the method is numerically investigated and its accuracy is demonstrated by comparing the results in the limit cases with existing solutions in literature. Finally, the effects of internal pressure together with the material property graded index, the semi-vertex angle and the other geometrical parameters on the frequency parameters of the FG truncated conical shells subjected to different boundary conditions are studied.     

圆锥壳自由振动传递函数解

本文在线性弹性理论基础上，给出了一种求解圆锥薄壳自由振动的渐进传递函数解法，壳体的三个位移分量，外力和边界条件首先沿环向展开的Ｆｏｕｒｉｅｒ级数，然后关于时间变量进行Ｌａｐｌａｃｅ变换，这样就将壳体的控制方程化为一系列含复参数ｓ的变系数常微分方程组，通过定义状态变量。得到了壳体动力学问题的状态空间控制微分方程，引入一小参数，并利用摄动技术就可以得到微分方程的渐进传递函数解，将各于锥段的解进行综合，     

Accurate equations for laminated composite deep thick shells

This paper derives accurate equations of elastic deformation for laminated composite deep, thick shells. The equations include shells with a pre-twist and accurate force and moment resultants which are considerably different than those used for plates. This is due to the fact that the stresses over the thickness of the shell have to be integrated on a trapezoidal-like cross-section of a shell element to obtain the stress resultants. Numerical results are obtained and showed that accurate stress resultants are needed for laminated composite deep thick shells, especially if the curvature is not spherical. A consistent set of equations of motion, energy functionals and boundary conditions are also derived. These may be used in obtaining exact solutions or approximate ones like the Ritz or finite element methods.     

Effect of rotation on frequency characteristics of a truncated circular conical shell

In the current dynamic model of rotating truncated conical shells, the expressions of centrifugal and coriolis accelerations and initial hoop tension were incomplete and some terms were missing. This might cause the frequency characteristics of rotating conical shells to be overestimated (or underestimated). Therefore, the effects of rotation upon frequency characteristics of rotating truncated conical shell are studied in the paper. Accurate expressions of centrifugal and coriolis accelerations and initial hoop tension are derived, and then a modified dynamic model for the rotating truncated conical shell is presented. The generalized differential quadrature method is utilized to obtain the natural frequencies. The influences of various boundary conditions and rotating speed on the free vibration of the conical shell are discussed in detail. Through comparison analysis, the errors in current model are also pointed out.     

An exact closed-form procedure for free vibration analysis of laminated spherical shell panels based on Sanders theory

This paper deals with closed-form solutions for in-plane and out-of-plane free vibration of moderately thick laminated transversely isotropic spherical shell panels on the basis of Sanders theory without any usage of approximate methods. The governing equations of motion and the boundary conditions are derived using Hamilton’s principle. The highly coupled governing equations are recast to some uncoupled equations by introducing four potential functions. Also, some relations were presented for the unknowns of the original set of equations in terms of the unknowns of the uncoupled equations. According to the proposed analytical approach, both Navier and Lévy-type explicit solutions are developed for moderately thick laminated spherical shell panels. The efficiency and high accuracy of the present approach are investigated by comparing some of the present study with the available results in the literature and the results of 3D finite element method. The effects of various shell parameters like shear modulus ratio of transversely isotropic materials and curvature ratio on the natural frequencies are studied. Clearly, the proposed solutions can accurately predict the in-plane and out-of-plane natural frequencies of moderately thick transversely isotropic spherical shell panels.     

复合材料旋转壳自由振动分析的新方法

提出了一种半解析区域分解法来分析任意边界条件的复合材料层合旋转壳自由振动. 沿壳体旋转轴线将壳体分解为一些自由的层合壳段, 视位移边界界面为一种特殊的分区界面;采用分区广义变分和最小二乘加权残值法将壳体所有分区界面上的位移协调方程引入到壳体的能量泛函中, 使层合壳的振动分析问题归结为无约束泛函变分问题. 层合壳段位移变量采用Fourier 级数和Chebyshev 多项式展开. 以不同边界条件的层合圆柱壳、圆锥壳及球壳为例, 采用区域分解法分析了其自由振动, 并将计算结果与其他文献值进行了对比. 算例表明, 该方法具有高效率、高精度和收敛性好等优点.     

The vibration and buckling of laminated non-homogeneous orthotropic conical shells subjected to external pressure

In this paper, the free vibration and buckling of laminated homogeneous and non-homogeneous orthotropic truncated conical shells under lateral and hydrostatic pressures are studied. At first, the basic relations, the modified Donnell type dynamic stability and compatibility equations have been obtained for laminated orthotropic truncated conical shells, the Young's moduli and density of which vary piecewise continuously in the thickness direction. Applying superposition and Galerkin methods to the foregoing equations, the buckling pressures and dimensionless frequency parameter of laminated homogeneous and non-homogeneous orthotropic conical shells are obtained. The appropriate formulas for single-layer and laminated cylindrical shells made of homogeneous and non-homogeneous, orthotropic and isotropic materials are found as a special case. Finally, the effects of the number and ordering of layers, the variations of conical shell characteristics, together and separately variations of the Young's moduli and densities of the materials of layers on the critical lateral and hydrostatic pressures, and frequency parameter are found for different mode numbers. The results are compared with other works.     

Vibration characteristics of piezoelectric functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite doubly-curved shells

This paper presents an analytical solution for the free vibration behavior of functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite(FG-CNTRC) doubly curved shallow shells with integrated piezoelectric layers. Here, the linear distribution of electric potential across the thickness of the piezoelectric layer and five different types of carbon nanotube(CNT) distributions through the thickness direction are considered. Based on the four-variable shear deformation refined shell theory, governing equations are obtained by applying Hamilton's principle. Navier's solution for the shell panels with the simply supported boundary condition at all four edges is derived. Several numerical examples validate the accuracy of the presented solution. New parametric studies regarding the effects of different material properties, shell geometric parameters, and electrical boundary conditions on the free vibration responses of the hybrid panels are investigated and discussed in detail.     

Vibration analysis of rotating twisted and open conical shells

Based on a non-linear strain–displacement relationship of a non-rotating twisted and open conical shell on thin shell theory, a numerical method for free vibration of a rotating twisted and open conical shell is presented by the energy method, where the effect of rotation is considered as initial deformation and initial stress resultants which are obtained by the principle of virtual work for steady deformation due to rotation, then an energy equilibrium of equation for vibration of a twisted and open conical shell with the initial conditions is also given by the principle of virtual work. In the two numerical processes, the Rayleigh–Ritz procedure is used and the two in-plane and a transverse displacement functions are assumed to be algebraic polynomials in two elements. The effects of characteristic parameters with respect to rotation and geometry such as an angular velocity and a radius of rotating disc, a setting angle, a twist angle, curvature and a tapered ratio of cross-section on vibration performance of rotating twisted and open conical shells are studied by the present method.     

Static and free vibration analysis of graphene platelets reinforced composite truncated conical shell,cylindrical shell,and annular plate using theory of elasticity and DQM

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In this paper, three-dimensional static and free vibration analysis of functionally graded graphene platelets-reinforced composite (FG-GPLRC) truncated conical shells, cylindrical shells and annular plates with various boundary conditions is carried out within the framework of elasticity theory. The main contribution of the present work is that formulation for free vibration and bending behavior of the FG-GPLRC truncated conical shell based on theory of elasticity has not yet been reported. Additionally, formulation and solution for cylindrical shell and annular plate are derived by changing the semi vertex angle in formulation and solution of FG-GPLRC truncated conical shell. A semi-analytical solution is proposed base on employing differential quadrature method (DQM) together with state-space technique. Validity of current approach is assessed by comparing its numerical results with those available in the literature. An especial attention is drawn to the role of GPLs weight fraction, patterns of GPLs distribution through the thickness direction, geometrical parameters such as semi-vertex angle, length to mid-radius ratio on natural frequencies and bending characteristics. Numerical results reveal that desirable static and free vibration response (such as lower radial deflection and higher natural frequencies) can be achieved by locating more square shaped GPLs near inner and outer surfaces.     

NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL BIFURCATION AND CHAOTIC MOTION OF SHALLOW CONICAL LATTICE SHELL

The nonlinear dynamical equations of axle symmetry are established by the method of quasi-shells for three-dimensional shallow conical single-layer lattice shells. The compatible equations are given in geometrical nonlinear range. A nonlinear differential equation containing the second and the third order nonlinear items is derived under the boundary conditions of fixed and clamped edges by the method of Galerkin. The problem of bifurcation is discussed by solving the Floquet exponent. In order to study chaotic motion, the equations of free oscillation of a kind of nonlinear dynamics system are solved. Then an exact solution to nonlinear free oscillation of the shallow conical single-layer lattice shell is found as well. The critical conditions of chaotic motion are obtained by solving Melnikov functions, some phase planes are drawn by using digital simulation proving the existence of chaotic motion.     

Thermally induced dynamic instability of laminated composite conical shells

Thermally induced dynamic instability of laminated composite conical shells is investigated by means of a perturbation method. The laminated composite conical shells are subjected to static and periodic thermal loads. The linear instability approach is adopted in the present study. A set of initial membrane stresses due to the elevated temperature field is assumed to exist just before the instability occurs. The formulation begins with three-dimensional equations of motion in terms of incremental stresses perturbed from the state of neutral equilibrium. After proper nondimensionalization, asymptotic expansion and successive integration, we obtain recursive sets of differential equations at various levels. The method of multiple scales is used to eliminate the secular terms and make an asymptotic expansion feasible. Using the method of differential quadrature and Bolotin's method, and imposing the orthonormality and solvability conditions on the present asymptotic formulation, we determine the boundary frequencies of dynamic instability regions for various orders in a consistent and hierarchical manner. The principal instability regions of cross-ply conical shells with simply supported–simply supported boundary conditions are studied to demonstrate the performance of the present asymptotic theory.     

A Donnell type theory for finite deflection of stiffened thin conical shells composed of composite materials

A Donnell type theory is developed for finite deflection of closely stiffened truncatedlaminated composite conical shells under arbitrary loads by using the variational calculusand smeared-stiffener theory.The most general bending-stretching coupling and the effectof eccentricity of stiffeners are considered.The equilibrium equations,boundary conditionsand the equation of compatibility are derived.The new equations.of the mixed-type ofstiffened laminated composite conical shells are obtained in terms of the transversedeflection and stress function.The simplified equations are also given for some commonlyencountered cases.     

Coupled refined layerwise theory for dynamic free and forced response of piezoelectric laminated composite and sandwich beams

This work extends a previously presented coupled refined layerwise theory to dynamic analysis of piezoelectric laminated composite and sandwich beams. Contrary to most of the available theories, all the kinematic and stress boundary conditions are satisfied at the interfaces of the piezoelectric layers with the non-zero longitudinal electric field. Moreover, both electrical transverse normal strains and transverse flexibility are taken into account for the first time in the present theory. In the presented formulation a high-order polynomial, an exponential expression and a layerwise term containing the electric field are included in the describing expression of the in-plane displacement of the beam. For the transverse displacement, the coupled refined model uses a combination of continuous piecewise fourth-order polynomials with a layerwise representation of electrical unknowns. The electric field is also approximated as linear across the thickness direction of piezoelectric layers. One of advantages of the present theory is that the mechanical number of the unknown parameters is very small and is independent of the number of the layers. For validation of the proposed model, various free and forced vibration tests for thin and thick laminated/sandwich piezoelectric beams are carried out. For various electrical and mechanical boundary conditions, excellent correlation has been found between the results obtained from the proposed formulation with those resulted from the three-dimensional theory of piezoelasticity.     

BUCKING AND FREE VIBRATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC/PIEZOMAGNETIC LAMINATED NANO-BEAM 1)

针对压电/压磁层合纳米梁屈曲、自由振动问题，基于非局部理论与正弦剪切型变形梁理论，建立了力学模型；利用哈密顿原理推导出层合梁运动方程与边界条件；通过数值解法求得层合梁临界屈曲载荷与自由振动频率。对数值结果分析可知：磁电弹夹层对压电/压磁层合纳米梁屈曲和自由振动的影响不能忽略；磁电弹夹层中压电或压磁材料的体积分数和夹层厚度为主要影响因素；分析得到的影响规律可为此类材料在工程中的应用提供理论参考。