Three-dimensional free vibration analysis of rotating laminated conical shells: layerwise differential quadrature (LW-DQ) method

This paper focuses on the free vibration analysis of thick, rotating laminated composite conical shells with different boundary conditions based on the three-dimensional theory, using the layerwise differential quadrature method (LW-DQM). The equations of motion are derived applying the Hamilton’s principle. In order to accurately account for the thickness effects, the layerwise theory is used to discretize the equations of motion and the related boundary conditions through the thickness of the shells. Then, the equations of motion as well as the boundary condition equations are transformed into a set of algebraic equation applying the DQM in the meridional direction. This study demonstrates the applicability, accuracy, stability and the fast rate of convergence of the present method, for free vibration analyses of rotating thick laminated conical shells. The presented results are compared with those of other shell theories obtained using conventional methods and a special case where the angle of the conical shell approaches zero, that is, a cylindrical shell and excellent agreements are achieved.     

The displacement solution of conical shell and its application

In this paper,the displacement solution method of the conical shell is presented.Fromthe differential equations in displacement form of conical shell and by introducing adisplacement function,U(s,θ),the differential equations are changed into an eight-ordersoluble partial differential equation about the displacement function U(s,θ)in which thecoefficients are variable.At the same time,the expressions of the displacement and internalforce components of the shell are also given by the displacement function.As special casesof this paper,the displacement function introduced by V.Z.Vlasov in circular cylindricalshell,the basic equation of the cylindrical shell and that of the circular plate are directlyderived.Under the arbitrary loads and boundary conditions,the general bending problem of theconical shell is reduced to finding the displacement function U(s,θ),and the generalsolution of the governing equation is obtained in generalized hypergeometric function,Forthe axisymmetric bending deformation of the     

Structural and acoustic response of a finite stiffened conical shell

In this paper, a precise transfer matrix method is presented to calculate the structural and acoustic responses of the conical shell. The governing equations of conical shells are written as a coupled set of first order differential equations. The field transfer matrix of the shell and non-homogenous term resulting from the external excitation are obtained by precise integration method. After assembling the field transfer matrixes, the whole matrix describing dynamic behavior of the stiffened conical shell is obtained. Then the structural and acoustic responses of the shell are solved by obtaining unknown sound pressure coefficients. The natural frequencies of the shell are compared with the FEM results to test the validity. Furthermore, the effects of the semi-vertex angle, driving force directions and boundary conditions on the structural and acoustic responses are studied.     

Parametric instability of a rotating truncated conical shell subjected to periodic axial loads

Parametric instability of a rotating truncated conical shell subjected to periodic axial loads is studied in the paper. Through deriving accurate expressions of inertial force and initial hoop tension, a rotating conical shell model is presented based upon the Love's thin shell theory. Considering the periodic axial loads, equations of motion of the system with periodic stiffness coefficients are obtained utilizing the generalized differential quadrature (GDQ) method. Hill's method is introduced for parametric instability analysis. Primary instability regions for various natural modes are computed. Effects of rotational speed, constant axial load, cone angle and other geometrical parameters on the location and width of various instability regions are examined.     

基于微分求积法的钢筋混凝土梁静力分析

采用广义微分求积法(GDQM)对钢筋混凝土(RC)梁进行了准静力分析,得到了其抗静载的强度特性．首先,基于虚功原理导出了考虑钢筋和混凝土材料的非线性的RC梁准静力分析控制微分方程,并根据广义微分求积法对其离散,从而得到有限自由度的非线性代数方程组,进而采用Newton-Raphson迭代求解格式,建立了荷载增量法数值分析模型．其次,通过本文GDQM与有限元法分析结果比较,表明了新建算法的正确性;与有限元法的收敛性对比表明本文算法较有限元法有优越性．     

The exact solution for the general bending problems of conical shells on the elastic foundation

The general bending problem of conical shells on the elastic foundation (Winkler Medium) is not solved. In this paper, the displacement solution method for this problem is presented. From the governing differential equations in displacement form of conical shell and by introducing a displacement function U(s,θ), the differential equations are changed into an eight-order soluble partial differential equation about the displacement function U(s,θ) in which the coefficients are variable. At the same time, the expressions of the displacement and internal force components of the shell are also given by the displacement function U(s θ). As special cases of this paper, the displacement function introduced by V.S. Vlasov in circular cylindrical shell^[5], the basic equation of the cylindrical shell on the elastic foundation and that of the circular plates on the elastic foundation are directly derived.Under the arbitrary loads and boundary conditions, the general bending problem of the conical shell on the elastic foundation is reduced to find the displacement function U(s,θ).The general solution of the eight-order differential equation is obtained in series form. For the symmetric bending deformation of the conical shell on the elastic foundation, which has been widely usedinpractice,the detailed numerical results and boundary influence coefficients for edge loads have been obtained. These results have important meaning in analysis of conical shell combination construction on the elastic foundation,and provide a valuable judgement for the numerical solution accuracy of some of the same type of the existing problem.     

功能梯度截顶圆锥壳的热弹性弯曲精确解

研究了功能梯度材料截顶圆锥壳在横向机械载荷与非均匀热载荷同时作用下的变形问题. 基于经典线性壳体理论推导出了以横向剪力和中面转角为基本未知量的功能梯度薄圆锥壳轴对称变形的混合型控制方程. 假设功能梯度圆锥壳的材料性质为沿厚度方向按照幂函数连续变化的形式. 然后采用解析方法求解,得到了问题的精确解. 分别就两端简支和两端固支边界条件,给出了圆锥壳的变形随其载荷、材料参数等变化的特征关系曲线,重点分析和讨论了载荷参数与材料梯度变化参数对变形的影响.      

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.     

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，     

Nonlinear vibrations of rotating thin circular cylindrical shell

Nonlinear vibrations of thin circular cylindrical shells are investigated in this paper. Based on Love thin shell theory, the governing partial differential equations of motion for the rotating circular cylindrical shell are formulated using Hamilton principle. Taking into account the clamped-free boundary conditions, the partial differential system is truncated by using the Galerkin method. Sequentially, the effects of temperature, geometric parameters, circumferential wave number, axial half wave number and rotating speed on the nature frequency of the rotating circular cylindrical shell are studied. The dynamic responses of the rotating circular cylindrical shell are also investigated in time domain and frequency domain. Then, the effects of nonlinearity, excitation and damping on frequency responses of steady solution are investigated.     

Nonlinear vibration of functionally graded graphene platelet-reinforced composite truncated conical shell using first-order shear deformation theory

In this study, the first-order shear deformation theory(FSDT) is used to establish a nonlinear dynamic model for a conical shell truncated by a functionally graded graphene platelet-reinforced composite(FG-GPLRC). The vibration analyses of the FG-GPLRC truncated conical shell are presented. Considering the graphene platelets(GPLs) of the FG-GPLRC truncated conical shell with three different distribution patterns, the modified Halpin-Tsai model is used to calculate the effective Young's modulus. Hamilton's principle, the FSDT, and the von-Karman type nonlinear geometric relationships are used to derive a system of partial differential governing equations of the FG-GPLRC truncated conical shell. The Galerkin method is used to obtain the ordinary differential equations of the truncated conical shell. Then, the analytical nonlinear frequencies of the FG-GPLRC truncated conical shell are solved by the harmonic balance method. The effects of the weight fraction and distribution pattern of the GPLs, the ratio of the length to the radius as well as the ratio of the radius to the thickness of the FG-GPLRC truncated conical shell on the nonlinear natural frequency characteristics are discussed. This study culminates in the discovery of the periodic motion and chaotic motion of the FG-GPLRC truncated conical shell.     

主动约束层阻尼部分覆盖圆柱壳耦合振动控制

采用分布参数建模,从Ham ilton变分原理出发推导了主动约束层阻尼(ACLD)覆盖圆柱壳耦合振动的运动微分方程和边界条件,并扩展适合一维连续结构分析的基于解析解的谱传递矩阵法(STMM)用于ACLD部分覆盖圆柱壳。通过数值计算,研究了ACLD的长度和位置对固有频率和模态耗散因子的影响。STMM能有效克服有限元法单元数目多、动力学方程阶数高及ACLD长度和位置变化时须重复建模的缺点,以最少的单元数目建立低阶控制方程。典型算例显示了STMM的有效性和精确性。     

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.     

Instability of functionally graded micro-beams via micro-structure-dependent beam theory

This paper focuses on the buckling behaviors of a micro-scaled bi-directional functionally graded (FG) beam with a rectangular cross-section, which is now widely used in fabricating components of micro-nano-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) with a wide range of aspect ratios. Based on the modified couple stress theory and the principle of minimum potential energy, the governing equations and boundary conditions for a micro-structure-dependent beam theory are derived. The present beam theory incorporates different kinds of higher-order shear assumptions as well as the two familiar beam theories, namely, the Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam theories. A numerical solution procedure, based on a generalized differential quadrature method (GDQM), is used to calculate the results of the bi-directional FG beams. The effects of the two exponential FG indexes, the higher-order shear deformations, the length scale parameter, the geometric dimensions, and the different boundary conditions on the critical buckling loads are studied in detail, by assuming that Young’s modulus obeys an exponential distribution function in both length and thickness directions. To reach the desired critical buckling load, the appropriate exponential FG indexes and geometric shape of micro-beams can be designed according to the proposed theory.     

Thermal buckling analysis of functionally graded cylindrical shells

Thermal buckling behavior of cylindrical shell made of functionally graded material(FGM) is studied. The material constituents are composed of ceramic and metal.The material properties across the shell thickness are assumed to be graded according to a simple power law distribution in terms of the volume fraction rule of mixtures. Based on the Donnell shell theory, a system of dimensionless partial differential equations of buckling in terms of displacement components is derived. The method of separation of variables is used to transform the governing equations to ordinary differential equations(ODEs). A shooting method is used to search for the numerical solutions of the differential equations under two types of boundary conditions. Effects of the power law index, the dimensionless geometrical parameters, and the temperature ratio on the critical buckling temperature are discussed in detail.     

Thermal vibration of functionally graded porous nanocomposite beams reinforced by graphene platelets

The thermal vibration of functionally graded(FG) porous nanocomposite beams reinforced by graphene platelets(GPLs) is studied.The beams are exposed to the thermal gradient with a multilayer structure.The temperature varies linearly across the thickness direction.Three different types of dispersion patterns of GPLs as well as porosity distributions are presented.The material properties vary along the thickness direction.By using the mechanical parameters of closed-cell cellular solid,the variation of Poisson's ratio and the relation between the porosity coefficient and the mass density under the Gaussian random field(GRF) model are obtained.By using the Halpin-Tsai micromechanics model,the elastic modulus of the nanocomposite is achieved.The equations of motion based on the Timoshenko beam theory are obtained by using Hamilton's principle.These equations are discretized and solved by using the generalized differential quadrature method(GDQM) to obtain the fundamental frequencies.The effects of the weight fraction,the dispersion model,the geometry,and the size of GPLs,as well as the porosity distribution,the porosity coefficient,the boundary condition,the metal matrix,the slenderness ratio,and the thermal gradient are presented.     

Bending and vibration analyses of a rotating sandwich cylindrical shell considering nanocomposite core and piezoelectric layers subjected to thermal and magnetic fields

The bending and free vibration of a rotating sandwich cylindrical shell are analyzed with the consideration of the nanocomposite core and piezoelectric layers subjected to thermal and magnetic fields by use of the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) of shells. The governing equations of motion and the corresponding boundary conditions are established through the variational method and the Maxwell equation. The closed-form solutions of the rotating sandwich cylindrical shell are obtained. The effects of geometrical parameters, volume fractions of carbon nanotubes, applied voltages on the inner and outer piezoelectric layers, and magnetic and thermal fields on the natural frequency, critical angular velocity, and deflection of the sandwich cylindrical shell are investigated. The critical angular velocity of the nanocomposite sandwich cylindrical shell is obtained. The results show that the mechanical properties, e.g., Young’s modulus and thermal expansion coefficient, for the carbon nanotube and matrix are functions of temperature, and the magnitude of the critical angular velocity can be adjusted by changing the applied voltage.     

轴向压应力波下圆柱壳弹性动力失稳的判据与机理

基于动力失稳瞬间能量的转换和守恒,推导提出了受轴向力圆柱壳弹性动力失稳的判据和两个临界条件,由第一个临界条件导出的圆柱壳弹性动力失稳的控制方程、边界条件、屈曲变形连续与利用Hamilton原理的结果完全相同,但不足以确定包含在本问题中的两个特定特征参数（临界载荷参数和动力特征参数）,由第二个临界条件导出压缩波前的屈曲变形约束方程,基于控制方程有满足边界条件、变形连续条件和波前约束方程的非平凡解的条件,导出关于两个特征参数的一对特征方程,基于特征方程的解,精确地计算出临界载荷参数和动力特征参数的值以及动力失稳态态,由此建立了轴向力作用下圆桩壳弹性动力失稳的特征值分析方法。     

Buckling analysis of functionally graded material (FGM) sandwich truncated conical shells reinforced by FGM stiffeners filled inside by elastic foundations

An analytical solution for buckling of an eccentrically stiffened sandwich truncated conical shell is investigated. The shell consists of two functionally graded material (FGM) coating layers and a core layer which are metal or ceramic subjected to an axial compressive load and an external uniform pressure. Shells are reinforced by stringers and rings, in which the material properties of shells and stiffeners are graded in the thickness direction following a general sigmoid law distribution. Two models of coated shell-stiffener arrangements are investigated. The change of the spacing between stringers in the meridional direction is taken into account. A couple set of three-variable-coefficient partial differential equations in terms of displacement components are solved by the Galerkin method. A closed-form expression for determining the buckling load is obtained. The numerical examples are presented and compared with previous works.     

Vibration analysis of rotating fully-bonded and delaminated sandwich beam with CNTRC face sheets and AL-foam flexible core in thermal and moisture environments

Abstract

In the present study, the high-order free vibration analysis of rotating fully-bonded and delaminated sandwich beams; with and without vertical contact; containing AL-foam flexible core and carbon nanotubes reinforced composite (CNTRC) face sheets subjected to thermal and moisture field are investigated by using generalized differential quadrature method (GDQM). The compressible core and face sheets of sandwich beam, respectively, are composed of Aluminum alloy foam with variable mechanical properties in the thickness direction and CNTRC with temperature dependent material properties. In this study, the high-order sandwich panel theory (HSAPT) for AL-foam flexible core and Euler-Bernoulli beam theory for CNTRC face sheets are considered. By employing Hamilton’s principle, the governing partial differential equations of motion and associated boundary and continuity conditions for various types of regions (fully-bonded, delaminated with contact, delaminated without contact) are derived and then discretized by using GDQM. The final formulations lead to 14 partial differential equations for the entire structure including five equations for fully-bonded two-headed parts of AL-foam cored sandwich beam (AL-FCSB) and four equations for delaminated middle part of AL-FCSB beam which are combined in axial and transverse deformations. A parametric study is performed to investigate the influence of some important parameters such as existence of delaminated region, type of delaminated region (with or without contact), longitudinal position of delaminated region, slenderness ratio, face sheet thickness ratio, CNT volume fraction, temperature rise, moisture concentration, rotating speed, and hub radius. The obtained results reveal that the 1st frequency of delaminated AL-FCSB beam, whether with or without vertical contact, is less remarkably than ones of fully-bonded AL-FCSB beam which its value for the case of delaminated ‘with contact’ is larger than that of ‘without contact’. Moreover, the 1st frequency variation of the delaminated AL-FCSB beam is symmetrical with regard to the longitudinal position of the debonded region such that the 1st natural frequency declines with moving the debonded region toward the center of the beam. The study of vibration behavior of rotating sandwich beams is very important in design of rotating structural systems, specially damaged ones, such as airplanes, helicopter rotor blades, and robot arms. One of the most important types of damage encountered in mentioned cases is the decomposition of two layers or delamination. Working these rotating structures in the media, are always along with variations of temperature and humidity and hence their mechanical properties may be changed due to the environment conditions.

Communicated by S. Velinsky