Vibrations of thin cylindrical shells with a periodic structure

Free vibrations of thin linear–elastic Kirchhoff–Love cylindrical shells, having a periodic structure along one direction tangent to the shell midsurface, is considered. In order to take into account the effect of the periodicity cell size in this problem, a new averaged non–asymptotic model of such shells, proposed by Tomczyk (2006), is applied. The new additional higher–order free vibration frequencies dependent on the microstructure size will be derived and discussed. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Micro-vibrations of thin cylindrical shells with uniperiodic structure

Micro-vibrations of thin linear-elastic Kirchhoff-Love cylindrical shells, having a periodic structure along one direction tangent to the shell midsurface, are investigated using the new averaged non-asymptotic model of such shells proposed by Tomczyk (2008). This model describes the effect of microstructure size on the overall shell behaviour and makes it possible to analyze the shell's micro-dynamics independently of its macro-dynamics. (© 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Numerical solution of multipoint boundary-value problems in improved shell theory

For some classes of stratified shells subject to transverse shear (shells of revolution with parameters varying along the generatrix, noncircular cylindrical shells with characteristics varying along the directrix, rectangular shallow shells), we propose an approach that reduces the solution of multipoint boundary-value problems to a number of two-point problems. As an example, we consider the stressed state of an open noncircular cylindrical shell supported in some section along the generatrix.Translated from Vychislitel'naya i Prikladnaya Matematika, No. 62, pp. 35–38, 1987.     

New variational-asymptotic formulations for 3-D stress analyses of laminated composite shells with a circular hole

A new approach for three-dimensional stress analyses in composite cylindrical shells is presented. The method of composite expansions along with Hellinger-Reissner variational formulation is employed to derive the interior and edge layer problems for high order approximations. Classical assumptions have been justified and new approximations have been established. These formulations are directed especially towards, new high integrity mixed-hybrid finite element schemes. The expository examples chosen are of cross-ply and angle-ply laminated shells. The circumferential location of the delamination failure initiation, for angle-ply laminates containing a circular hole, is within a sector located symmetrically around the perpendicular direction to the applied load.     

Elastoplastic deformations of metal pressure vessels reinforced with unidirectional glass-reinforced plastic

The design of cylindrical shells reinforced in the circumferential direction with high-strength elastic fibers is considered. The problem is solved on the basis of the deformation and flow theories. Relations are derived for the layer thickness required to obtain a structure of uniform strength and for the tension that must be applied to the glass tape during winding.Moscow Ordzhonikidze Aviation Institute. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 6, pp. 1069–1074, November–December, 1969.     

A Geometric Theory of Nonlinear Morphoelastic Shells

Many thin three-dimensional elastic bodies can be reduced to elastic shells: two-dimensional elastic bodies whose reference shape is not necessarily flat. More generally, morphoelastic shells are elastic shells that can remodel and grow in time. These idealized objects are suitable models for many physical, engineering, and biological systems. Here, we formulate a general geometric theory of nonlinear morphoelastic shells that describes both the evolution of the body shape, viewed as an orientable surface, as well as its intrinsic material properties such as its reference curvatures. In this geometric theory, bulk growth is modeled using an evolving referential configuration for the shell, the so-called material manifold. Geometric quantities attached to the surface, such as the first and second fundamental forms, are obtained from the metric of the three-dimensional body and its evolution. The governing dynamical equations for the body are obtained from variational consideration by assuming that both fundamental forms on the material manifold are dynamical variables in a Lagrangian field theory. In the case where growth can be modeled by a Rayleigh potential, we also obtain the governing equations for growth in the form of kinetic equations coupling the evolution of the first and the second fundamental forms with the state of stress of the shell. We apply these ideas to obtain stress-free growth fields of a planar sheet, the time evolution of a morphoelastic circular cylindrical shell subject to time-dependent internal pressure, and the residual stress of a morphoelastic planar circular shell.     

Spectral theory of one-channel operators and application to absolutely continuous spectrum for Anderson type models

A one-channel operator is a self-adjoint operator on ${?}^2(\mathbb{G})$ for some countable set $\mathbb{G}$ with a rank 1 transition structure along the sets of a quasi-spherical partition of $\mathbb{G}$. Jacobi operators are a very special case. In essence, there is only one channel through which waves can travel across the shells to infinity. This channel can be described with transfer matrices which include scattering terms within the shells and connections to neighboring shells. Not all of the transfer matrices are defined for some countable set of energies. Still, many theorems from the world of Jacobi operators are translated to this setup. The results are then used to show absolutely continuous spectrum for the Anderson model on certain finite dimensional graphs with a one-channel structure. This result generalizes some previously obtained results on antitrees.     

Stability and free vibration analyses of double-bonded micro composite sandwich cylindrical shells conveying fluid flow

In this study, based on Reddy cylindrical double-shell theory, the free vibration and stability analyses of double-bonded micro composite sandwich cylindrical shells reinforced by carbon nanotubes conveying fluid flow under magneto-thermo-mechanical loadings using modified couple stress theory are investigated. It is assumed that the cylindrical shells with foam core rested in an orthotropic elastic medium and the face sheets are made of composites with temperature-dependent material properties. Also, the Lorentz functions are applied to simulation of magnetic field in the thickness direction of each face sheets. Then, the governing equations of motions are obtained using Hamilton's principle. Moreover, the generalized differential quadrature method is used to discretize the equations of motions and solve them. There are a good agreement between the obtained results from this method and the previous studies. Numerical results are presented to predict the effects of size-dependent length scale parameter, third order shear deformation theory, magnetic intensity, length-to-radius and thickness ratios, Knudsen number, orthotropic foundation, temperature changes and carbon nanotubes volume fraction on the natural frequencies and critical flow velocity of cylindrical shells. Also, it is demonstrated that the magnetic intensity, temperature changes and carbon nanotubes volume fraction have important effects on the behavior of micro composite sandwich cylindrical shells. So that, increasing the magnetic intensity, volume fraction and Winkler spring constant lead to increase the dimensionless natural frequency and stability of micro shells, while this parameter reduce by increasing the temperature changes. It is noted that sandwich structures conveying fluid flow are used as sensors and actuators in smart devices and aerospace industries. Moreover, carotid arteries play an important role to high blood rate control that they have a similar structure with flow conveying cylindrical shells. In fact, the present study can be provided a valuable background for more research and further experimental investigation.     

Nonlinear free vibration analysis of SSMFG cylindrical shells resting on nonlinear viscoelastic foundation in thermal environment

In this paper, a semi-analytical method for the free vibration behavior of spiral stiffened multilayer functionally graded (SSMFG) cylindrical shells under the thermal environment is investigated. The distribution of linear and uniform temperature along the direction of thickness is assumed. The structure is embedded within a generalized nonlinear viscoelastic foundation, which is composed of a two-parameter Winkler-Pasternak foundation augmented by a Kelvin-Voigt viscoelastic model with a nonlinear cubic stiffness. The cylindrical shell has three layers consist of ceramic, FGM, and metal in two cases. In the first model i.e. Ceramic-FGM-Metal (CFM), the exterior layer of the cylindrical shell is rich ceramic while the interior layer is rich metal and the functionally graded material is located between these layers and the material distribution is in reverse order in the second model i.e. Metal-FGM-Ceramic (MFC). The material constitutive of the stiffeners is continuously changed through the thickness. Using the Galerkin method based on the von Kármán equations and the smeared stiffeners technique, the problem of nonlinear vibration has been solved. In order to find the nonlinear vibration responses, the fourth order Runge–Kutta method is utilized. The results show that the different angles of stiffeners and nonlinear elastic foundation parameters have a strong effect on the vibration behaviors of the SSMFG cylindrical shells. Also, the results illustrate that the vibration amplitude and the natural frequency for CFM and MFC shells with the first longitudinal and third transversal modes (m = 1, n = 3) with the stiffeners angle θ = 30°, β = 60° and θ = β = 30° is less than and more than others, respectively.     

A method for solving problems on the limit equilibrium of reinforced shells of revolution

Rigid-plastic reinforced shells of revolution with a piecewise linear condition of plasticity are considered. It is shown that, in solving problems on their limit equilibrium, the application of linearized yield surfaces or the approximation of derivatives by finite differences restricts the set of possible solutions. In this paper, an asymptotic method for solving the problems by constructing a convergent sequence of solutions is offered. Each of these solutions is constructed numerically, and to approximate the derivatives, special finite differences coordinated with suppositions of the theory of thin shells are used. A feature of this method is that, with piecewise smooth yield surfaces, it is not necessary to determine a sequence of various plastic states, because the approximating yield surfaces are constructed during solution of the problem. Shells of revolution with positive and negative Gaussian curvatures and compound constructions of shells with various structures of reinforcement are examined. It is shown that the junction boundaries of rigid and plastic regions and the sequence of realization of plastic hinges greatly depend on the accuracy of approximation of the surfaces. With these approximations tending to the true yield surface, the sizes of the rigid regions decrease, and the range of structural and geometrical parameters of the shells grows when the yield state is reached through out their span. It is noted that, for closed constructions of shells reinforced only with spiral fibers at placement angles less that 55°, all possible mechanisms of plastic flow correspond to the direction of operating forces, whereas for other reinforcement structures, mechanisms of plastic flow with the opposite direction of velocities are possible. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 613–632, September–October, 2008.     

Thermoelastic vibration and buckling analysis of functionally graded piezoelectric cylindrical shells

This paper presents the report of an investigation into thermoelastic vibration and buckling characteristics of the functionally graded piezoelectric cylindrical, where the functionally graded piezoelectric cylindrical shell is made from a piezoelectric material having gradient change along the thickness, such as piezoelectricity and dielectric coefficient et al. Here, utilizing Hamilton’s principle and the Maxwell equation with a quadratic variation of the electric potential along the thickness direction of the cylindrical shells and the first-order shear deformation theory, and taking into account both the direct piezoelectric effect and the converse piezoelectric effect, the thermoelastic vibration and buckling characteristics of functionally graded piezoelectric cylindrical shells composed of BaTiO₃/PZT − 4, BaTiO₃/PZT − 5A and BaTiO₃/PVDF are, respectively, calculated. The effects of material composition (volume fraction exponent), thermal loading, external voltage applied and shell geometry parameters on the free vibration characteristics are described, and the axial critical load, critical temperature and critical control voltage are obtained.     

Possible edges of a finite automaton defining a given regular language

In this paper we consider non-deterministic finite Rabin-Scott’s automata. We define special abstract objects, being pairs of values of states-marking functions. On the basis of these objects as the states of automaton, we define its edges; the obtained structure is considered also as a non-deterministic automaton. We prove, that any edge of any non-deterministic automaton defining the given regular language can be obtained by such techniques. Such structure can be used for solving various problems in the frames of finite automata theory.     

Problems of geometric non-linearity and stability in the mechanics of thin shells and rectilinear columns

An analysis of the current state of the geometrically non-linear theory of elasticity and of thin shells is presented in the case of small deformations but large displacements and rotations, the ratios of which are known as the ratios of the non-linear theory in the quadratic approximation. It is shown that they required specific revision and correction by virtue of the fact that, when they are used in the solution of problems, spurious bifurcation points appear. In view of this, consistent geometrically non-linear equations of the theory of thin shells of the Timoshenko type are constructed in the quadratic approximation which enable one to investigate in a correct formulation both flexural as well as previously unknown non-classical forms of loss of stability (FLS) of thin plates and shells, many of which are encountered in practice, primarily in structures made of composite materials with a low shear stiffness. In the case of rectilinear elastic whereas, which are subjected to the action of conservative external forces and are made of an orthotropic material, the three-dimensional equations of the theory of elasticity are reduced to one-dimensional equations by using the Timoshenko model. Two versions of the latter equations are derived. The first of these corresponds to the use of the consistent version of the three-dimensional, geometrically non-linear relations in an incomplete quadratic approximation and the Timoshenko model without taking account of the transverse stretching deformations, and the second corresponds to the use of the three- dimensional relations in the complete quadratic approximation and the Timoshenko model taking account of the transverse stretching deformations. A series of new non-classical problems of the stability of columns is formulated and their analytical solutions are found using the equations which have been derived with the aim of analyzing their richness of content. Among these are problems concerning the torsional, flexural and shear FLS of a column in the case of a longitudinal axial, bilateral transverse and trilateral compression, a flexural-torsional FLS in the case of pure bending and axial compression together with pure bending and, also, a flexural FLS of a column in the case of torsion and a flexural-torsional FLS under conditions of pure shear. Five FLS of a cylindrical shell under torsion are investigated using the linearized neutral equilibrium equations which have been constructed: 1) a torsional FLS where the solution corresponding to it has a zero variability of the functions in the peripheral direction, 2) a purely beam bending FLS that is possible in the case of long shells and is accompanied by the formation of a single half-wave along the length of the shell while preserving the initial circular form of the cross-section, 3) a classical bending FLS, which is accompanied by the formation of a small number of half-waves in the axial direction and a large number of half-waves in a peripheral direction which is true in the case of long shells, 4) a classical bending FLS which holds in the case of short and medium length shells (the third and fourth types of FLS have already been thoroughly studied in the case of isotropic cylindrical shells), 5) a non-classical FLS characterized by the formation of a large number of shallow depressions in the axial as well as in the peripheral directions; the critical value of the torsional moment corresponding to this FLS is practically independent of the relative thickness of the shell. It is established that the well-known equations of the geometrically non-linear theory of shells, which were formulated for the case of the mean flexure of a shell, do not enable one to reveal the first, second and fifth non-classical FLS.     

Shear Buckling Form of a Circular Sandwich Ring under Uniform External Pressure

The problem on the stability of a circular sandwich ring under uniform external pressure is considered. It is shown that, along with a mixed flexural-shear buckling form (BF), a pure shear BF can be realized in the core. This form is accompanied by rotation of the load-carrying layers at the cost of the transverse shear strain (constant in the circumferential direction) in the core. It is found that the simplified equations of the theory of shallow shells cannot describe this nonclassical BF. The critical loads corresponding to the shear BF may prove to be smaller than the critical load of the classical mixed flexural BF for a circular sandwich ring of medium thickness at a low shear modulus of the core. The results obtained contribute greatly to the understanding of buckling mechanisms of sandwich structures and supplement the existing classification of BFs.     

Effects of Cone Angles on Nonlinear Vibration Responses of Functionally Graded Shells北大核心CSCD

The nonlinear vibration responses of functionally graded materials (FGMs) shells with different cone angles under external loads were studied. Firstly, the Voigt model was employed to describe the physical properties along the thickness direction of FGMs conical shells. Then, the motion equations were derived based on the 1st-order shear deformation theory, the von Kármán geometric nonlinearity and Hamilton’s principle. Next, the Galerkin method was applied to discretize the motion equations and the governing equations were simplified into a 1DOF nonlinear vibration differential equation under Volmir’s assumption. Finally, the nonlinear motion equations were solved with the harmonic balance method and the Runge-Kutta method, and the amplitude frequency response characteristic curves of the FGMs conical shells were obtained. The effects of different material distribution functions and different ceramic volume fraction exponents on the amplitude frequency response curves of conical shells were discussed. The bifurcation diagrams of conical shells with different cone angles, as well as time process diagrams and phase diagrams for different excitation amplitudes, were described. The motion characteristics were characterized by Poincaré maps. The results show that, the FGMs conical shells present the nonlinear characteristics of hardening springs. The chaotic motions of the FGMs conical shells are restrained and not prone to motion instability with the increase of the cone angle. The FGMs conical shell present a process from the periodic motion to the multi-periodic motion and then to chaos with the increase of the excitation amplitude. © 2022 Editorial Office of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. All rights reserved.     

Numerical modeling of nonlinear deformation and buckling of composite plate-shell structures under pulsed loading

Nonlinear three-dimensional problems of dynamic deformation, buckling, and posteritical behavior of composite shell structures under pulsed loads are analyzed. The structure is assumed to be made of rigidly joined plates and shells of revolution along the lines coinciding with the coordinate directions of the joined elements. Individual structural elements can be made of both composite and conventional isotropic materials. The kinematic model of deformation of the structural elements is based on Timoshenko-type hypotheses. This approach is oriented to the calculation of nonstationary deformation processes in composite structures under small deformations but large displacements and rotation angles, and is implemented in the context of a simplified version of the geometrically nonlinear theory of shells. The physical relations in the composite structural elements are based on the theory of effective moduli for individual layers or for the package as a whole, whereas in the metallic elements this is done in the framework of the theory of plastic flow. The equations of motion of a composite shell structure are derived based on the principle of virtual displacements with some additional conditions allowing for the joint operation of structural elements. To solve the initial boundary-value problem formulated, an efficient numerical method is developed based on the finite-difference discretization of variational equations of motion in space variables and an explicit second-order time-integration scheme. The permissible time-integration step is determined using Neumann's spectral criterion. The above method is especially efficient in calculating thin-walled shells, as well as in the case of local loads acting on the structural element, when the discretization grid has to be condensed in the zones of rapidly changing solutions in space variables. The results of analyzing the nonstationary deformation processes and critical loads are presented for composite and isotropic cylindrical shells reinforced with a set of discrete ribs in the case of pulsed axial compression and external pressure.Scientific Research Institute of Mechanics, Lobachevskii Nizhegorodsk State University, N. Novgorod, Russia. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 757–776, November–December, 1999.     

Evaluating the effect of whiskerization of the fibers of composites on the fundamental frequency of a laminated cylindrical shell

Conclusion The calculations showed that whiskerization of the reinforcement of the structural material of multilaminate shells makes it possible in some cases to increase the fundamental vibration frequency of the structure up to 15–20%. In combination with the well-known [1] effect of improved strength characteristics for a whiskerized composite in the transverse and shear directions, this finding allows us to conclude that whiskerized structural materials are more efficient than ordinary laminated composites in shell-type load-bearing structures. Here, the greatest benefit can be expected in the case of whiskers which have higher elastic moduli than the main reinforcement. Since considerably higher reinforcement intensities can be achieved in whiskerized laminated composites than in composites with a reinforcement characterized by an arbitrary three-dimensional structure, it can be concluded on the basis of the results obtained here that, at least for shells of moderate thickness (10 < R/h 50), whiskerized composites are the optimum structural material for load-bearing shells.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, No. 6, pp. 1022–1027, November–December, 1987.     

On Robinsonian dissimilarities, the consecutive ones property and latent variable models

A dissimilarity measure on a set of objects is Robinsonian if its matrix can be symmetrically permuted so that its elements do not decrease when moving away from the main diagonal along any row or column. The Robinson property of a dissimilarity reflects an order of the objects. If a dissimilarity is not observed directly, it must be obtained from the data. Given that an ordinal structure is assumed to underlie the data, the dissimilarity function of choice may or may not recover the order correctly. For four dissimilarity measures for binary data it is investigated what ordinal data structure of 0s and 1s is correctly recovered. We derive sufficient conditions for the dissimilarity functions to be Robinsonian. The sufficient conditions differ with the dissimilarity measures. The paper concludes with some limitations of the study.     

Nonlinear equations of a timoshenko-type theory of laminated anisotropic shells

In recent years analysis of the stress—strain state of shell structures made out of composite materials has been based on refined shell theories which take into account strains in the direction normal to the reference surface. There are several approaches to the formulation of the refined theories. One can point to shell theories developed on the basis of variational principles (e.g., [1, 2]) as well as theories created with the help of iterational processes (e.g., [3–6]). A resolving system of nonlinear equations for laminated anisotropic shells has been derived in the proposed research based on the Reissner variational principle [7, 8]. A similar linear theory which takes into account the strain e₃₃ also has been developed in [1]. If the shear stiffnesses of the layers differ greatly from each other in the transverse direction, then one can treat the shell structure as a single-layer shell of nonuniform structure. In this case it is advisable to solve a problem of the type of a uniform shell with minimal stiffnesses.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, No. 3, pp. 501–507, May–June, 1979.     

On the equations of thermoelasticity of thin shells with breaks in the middle surface

Applying the apparatus of generalized functions, we obtain a complete system of equations of thermoelasticity for thin shells with breaks. The shells are subject to heat sources located arbitrarily along a curve or throughout a region. We find the solution of the steady-state heat-conduction problem for an unbounded cylindrical shell with a break along a meridian. The results of numerical analysis are given. Translated fromMatematichni Metodi i Fiziko-mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 40, No. 1, 1997, pp. 135–139.