Some Approaches to the Solution of Problems on Thin Shells with Variable Geometrical and Mechanical Parameters

A number of approaches to the solution of stress problems for anisotropic inhomogeneous shells in the classical formulation are discussed. A review is made of approaches to the solution of one- and two-dimensional static problems for thin shells with variable parameters and to the solution of stress–strain problems for anisotropic shells of revolution under axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric loading, shallow convexo-convex shells, noncircular cylindrical shells, plates of various shapes, and shells of complex geometry     

Calculating the thermoelastic stress state of medium-thickness shells of revolution

Analytic and numerical analyses are carried out to ascertain whether the theories of thin and medium-thickness shells can be used to calculate the thermoelastic state of shells of revolution. It is shown that the theory of thin shells should be used in the case of thermal loading and the theory of medium-thickness shells in the case of mechanical loading __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 58–67, May 2008.     

计算旋转壳振动的一种半解析方法

从锥壳理论出发,导出计算旋转壳自由振动的一阶微分方程组,采用离散变量法进行求解。对于经线出现尖角及具有分支结构的情况,介绍了相应的处理方法。     

A new kind of mixed elements for shells of revolution subjected to arbitrary loads

In this paper a generalized variational principle with two-field variables is derived from the Reissner principle of elasticity in the curvilinear coordinates of a revolution shell, based on which, a new kind of mixed elements with independent transverse rotations is formulated for revolution shells subjected to harmonic external loads. The resultant-stress interpolations are carefully selected so that the shear part of the element stiffness contains the Kirchhoff hypothesis for thin shells and element stiffness matrices have correct ranks. The elements are free from shear locking and spurious kinematic modes. Numerical examples show that the new elements have good generality and high accuracy for thin and moderately-thick revolution shells.     

Solving axisymmetric dynamic problems for reinforced shells of revolution on an elastic foundation

The dynamic behavior of reinforced shells of revolution in an elastic medium is modeled. Pasternak’s model is used. A problem of vibration of discretely reinforced shells of revolution is formulated and a numerical algorithm is developed to solve it. Results from an analysis of the dynamic behavior of a reinforced spherical shell on an elastic foundation are presented as an example Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 99–106, February 2009.     

Stability of circumferentially corrugated cylindrical shells under external pressure

Corrugated shells of revolution that may be considered cylindrical when the corrugation amplitude is small are analyzed for stability. The corrugations are transverse to the axis of revolution. Isotropic and orthotropic shells with sine-shaped meridian under uniform external compression are analyzed for stability. It is shown that the stability of corrugated shells can be significantly improved, compared with cylindrical shells, by selecting appropriate number and amplitude of half-waves. A relationship between the buckling modes and the change in the critical loads is established     

旋转壳的数值传递函数方法

应用数值传递函数方法建立一种用于分析旋转壳静力、动力响应的截锥壳单元,在本方法中,单元的位移在环向展开为Fourier级数的形式,应用薄壳理论可以得到解耦的微分方程,通过Laplace变换可以将方程转化为频域内的常微分方程,将其表示为状态空间形式后,可以应用数值传递函数方法求解,对复杂的系统可以应用与有限元类似的方法,划分多个单元组合求解,文中给出了几种旋转壳的动力、静力问题的数值算例,并与其它方法进行了比较,表明本文方法具有精度高,计算方便等特点。     

Influence of the Locality of Loading on the Stress Distribution in Anisotropic Shells of Revolution

The class of stress problems for orthotropic shells of revolution loaded along narrow ring zones or by forces concentrated in the meridional direction is analyzed on the basis of a refined model. It is established that the solutions of these two problems for essentially anisotropic shells do not fully agree     

一类新型受任意载荷的杂交旋转壳单元

本文从弹性力学Reissner变分原理出发推导旋转壳曲线坐标系下内分，位移的二类变量广义变分原理，依据这个原理推导一类旋转壳坐标系中具有独立横向转角的受谐和外载荷下的杂交旋转壳单元，内力模式的选用使刚度矩阵的剪切部份在薄壳情况下能反映Kirchhoff假设，并使单元刚度矩阵满秩，从而保证单元无剪切自锁和零能模式，数例证明这类单元对中厚和薄旋转壳具有良好的通用性和较高的精度。     

Experimental studies of the vibrations and dynamic stability of laminated composite shells

The paper discusses the results of systematic experimental studies of vibrations and dynamic instability of thin shells of revolution made of laminated composite materials (glassfiber-reinforced plastics). The basic patterns in the dynamic deformation of shells during natural, forced, and parametric vibrations are considered. The damping parameters of natural vibrations are analyzed. The wave deformation modes of shells subject to periodic excitation are studied. The effect of long-term vibratory loading (torsion) on the dynamic characteristics of three-layer glassfiber-reinforced plastic shells is examined     

Complex equations of flexible circular ring shells overall-bending in a meridian plane and general solution for the slender ring shells

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Describing the elastoplastic deformation of layered shells under axisymmetric loading with allowance for the third invariant of the stress deviator

A method for numerical analysis of the elastoplastic stress–strain state of thin layered shells of revolution under axisymmetric loading is proposed. Constitutive equations describing the elastoplastic deformation of isotropic materials with allowance for the stress mode are used. Numerical results are presented     

Numerical modelling of the stability of loaded shells of revolution containing fluid flows

A mixed finite-element algorithm is proposed to study the dynamic behavior of loaded shells of revolution containing a stationary or moving compressible fluid. The behavior of the fluid is described by potential theory, whose equations are reduced to integral form using the Galerkin method. The dynamics of the shell is analyzed with the use of the variational principle of possible displacements, which includes the linearized Bernoulli equation for calculating the hydrodynamic pressure exerted on the shell by the fluid. The solution of the problem reduces to the calculation and analysis of the eigenvalues of the coupled system of equations. As an example, the effect of hydrostatic pressure on the dynamic behavior of shells of revolution containing a moving fluid is studied under various boundary conditions. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 185–195, March–April, 2008     

Dynamic Problems in the Theory of Sandwich Shells of Revolution with a Discrete Core under Nonstationary Loads

The equations of motion of sandwich shells of revolution with a discrete core are analyzed within the framework of the geometrically nonlinear theory of shells and plates. An efficient numerical algorithm is constructed to investigate nonstationary wave processes in elastic structures that are discrete-inhomogeneous across the thickness. Numerical examples are given     

Statement of the problem of intraocular pressure measurement modeling by a pneumotonometric method

The process of intraocular pressure measurement by an optical analyzer is numerically modeled. The cornea and sclera are treated as axially symmetric deformable shells of revolution rigidly fixed along the edges; the space between the shells is filled with an incompressible liquid. The stress-strain state of the cornea and sclera is described by using a nonlinear theory of shells. The optical system is calculated on the basis of concepts of geometrical optics. Two types of boundary conditions are compared; for each of them, the relation between the pressure in the air jet and the area of the surface from which the reflected light is recorded by the photodetector is analyzed.     

Solving Stress Problems for Elastic Systems of Anisotropic Shells of Revolution with Regard for Transverse Shear and Reduction

An approach is proposed for refined solution of stress problems for elastic systems consisting of coaxial shells of revolution. Transverse shear and reduction are taken into account. Multivariant calculations made for orthotropic cylindrical shells with elliptical end-plates allow us to analyze the influence of the semiaxis ratio and intermediate supports on the stress–strain state of the shell systems under consideration     

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.     

Postbuckling analysis of elastic shells of revolution considering mode switching and interaction

The postbuckling response of shells is known to exhibit complex phenomena including mode switching and interaction, particularly in the advanced postbuckling range. The existing literature contains many initial postbuckling analyses as well as advanced postbuckling analyses for a single buckling mode, but little work is available on the advanced postbuckling analysis of shells of revolution considering mode switching and interaction. In this paper, a numerical method for the advanced postbuckling analysis of thin shells of revolution subject to torsionless axisymmetric loads is presented, in which such mode switching and interaction are properly captured. Numerical results obtained using the present method for several typical problems not only demonstrate the capability of the method, but also lead to significant observations concerning the postbuckling behavior of thin shells of revolution. In particular, the results show that strong interaction between different harmonic modes may exist and the transition of deformation mode from one to another is gradual. Consequently, the conventional approach of finding the postbuckling path of a shell as the lower festoon curve of postbuckling paths of individual harmonic modes is not valid and is at best a convenient approximation.     

Equation in complex variable of axisymmetrical deformation problems for a general shell of revolution

In this paper, the equation of axisymmetrical deformation problems for a general shell of revolution is derived in one complex variable under the usual Love-Kirchhoff assumption. In the case of circular ring shells, this equation may be simplified into the equation given by F.Tölke(1938)^[3], R.A.Clark(1950)^[4]and V.V.Novozhilov(1951)^[5]. When the horizontal radius of the shell of revolution is much larger than the average radius of curvature of meridian curve, this equation in complex variable may be simplified into the equation for slander ring shells. If the ring shell is circular in shape, then this equation can be reduced into the equation in complex variable for slander circular ring shells given by this author (1979)^[6]. If the form of elliptic cross-section is near a circle, then the equation of slander ring shell with near-circle ellipitic cross-section may be reduced to the complex variable equation similar in form for circular slander ring shells.