State of stress around a circular opening in orthotropic spherical shells with linearly varying thickness

The state of stress of a thin spherical shell of orthotropic material of linearly varying thickness weakened by a circular opening at the pole is investigated. A solution in Bessel functions is constructed for the differential equations describing the state of stress of the shell. Graphs are presented for the dependence of the stress concentration coefficients at the edge of the opening and the uniformity of the state of stress on the coefficient characterizing the variation of the thickness. It is shown that by a suitable choice of this coefficient it is possible to obtain a shell in which the stresses at the edge of the opening and on the equator are equal.     

A study of the strength of an elastoplastic orthotropic shell of arbitrary curvature with a surface crack

Using an analog of the δ _c -model, we have obtained a solution of the problem of the stress-strain state of an elastoplastic orthotropic shell, having an arbitrary curvature, with a surface crack. Here, additional constraints on the elastic parameters of the material are not imposed. Furthermore, we have studied the dependence of the length of the plastic zone and surface-crack opening on the level of load, the shell and crack geometrical parameters, and the mechanical properties of the material.     

State of stress of flexible plastic shells with an opening

The state of stress of flat flexible shells with an opening is investigated with allowance for the viscoelastic properties of the material. The equilibrium equations and boundary conditions are written in finite-difference form. A nonlinear system of algebraic equations is solved by successive approximations. A method of accelerating the convergence of slowly converging iteration processes is proposed. The effect of the viscoelastic properties of the shell material on its state of stress is investigated with reference to the example of a polymethyl methacrylate shell. The variations of the ring moment and ring forces at the free edge of the shell are plotted for various moments of time, load values, and flatness parameters. It is shown that as soon as the viscosity factor begins to take effect, the state of stress and strain of the shell changes sharply; the concentration of forces and moments increases in the flexible viscoelastic (as compared with the elastic) shell.Institute of Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 6, pp. 1071–1075, November–December, 1973.     

Boundary-Value Problems of the Theory of Thin and Nonthin Orthotropic Shells with Account of Nonlinearly Elastic Properties and Low Shear Rigidity of Composite Materials

The basic geometric and physical relations and resolving equations of the theory of thin and nonthin orthotropic composite shells with account of nonlinear properties and low shear rigidity of their materials are presented. They are derived based on two theories, namely the theory of anisotropic shells employing the Timoshenko or Kirchhoff-Love hypothesis and the nonlinear theory of elasticity and plasticity of anisotropic media in combination with the Lagrange variational principle. The procedure and algorithm for the numerical solution of nonlinear (linear) problems are based on the method of successive approximations, the difference-variational method, and the Lagrange multiplier method. Calculations of the stress-strain state for a spherical shell with a circular opening loaded with internal pressure are presented. The effect of transverse shear strains and physical nonlinearity of the material on the distribution of maximum deflections and circumferential stresses in the shell, obtained according to two variants of the shell theories, is studied. A comparison of the results of the problem solution in linear and nonlinear statements with and without account of the shell shear strains is given. The numerical data obtained for thin and nonthin (medium thick) composite shells are analyzed.     

Residual stresses caused by linear incompatibility of strains in an orthotropic cylindrical shell

We analyze a healed crack in an orthotropic cylindrical nonshallow shell using a continuously distributed dislocation model. The field of residual stresses on the faces of the shell is investigated for different cases of transverse dislocations of normal opening.     

On a periodic motion of a rigid body carrying a material point in the presence of impacts with a horizontal plane

A material system consisting of an outer rigid body (a shell) and an inner body (a material point) is considered. The system moves in a uniform field of gravity over a fixed absolutely smooth horizontal plane. The central ellipsoid of inertia of the shell is an ellipsoid of rotation. The material point moves according to the harmonic law along a straight-line segment rigidly attached to the shell and lying on its axis of dynamical symmetry. During its motion, the shell may collide with the plane. The coefficient of restitution for an impact is supposed to be arbitrary. The periodic motion of the shell is found when its symmetry axis is situated along a fixed vertical, and the shell rotates around this vertical with an arbitrary constant angular velocity. The conditions for existence of this periodic motion are obtained, and its linear stability is studied.     

The equilibrium problem for a Timoshenko-type shallow shell containing a through crack

Under study is the nonlinear equilibrium problem for an elastic Timoshenko-type shallow shell containing a through crack. Some boundary conditions in the form of inequalities are imposed on the curve defining the crack. We establish the unique solvability of the variational statement of the nonlinear problem of the equilibrium of a shell. We prove that, for sufficient smoothness of the solution, the initial variational statement is equivalent to the differential formulation of the problem. We deduce the boundary conditions on the inner boundary that describes the crack. In the case of the zero opening of the crack, we prove the local infinite differentiability of the solution function with additional assumptions on the functions defining the curvatures of the shell and the external loads.     

Yield surfaces for non-homogeneous anisotropic shells of revolution

The state of stress in a rotationally symmetric shell is characterized by the direct stresses and moments in the circumferential and longitudinal directions. It is assumed that the material of the shell is rigid perfectly plastic and that the yield stress of the material varies over the thickness of the shell. The material has different yield stresses in tension and compression and the yield stresses in the principal directions have different values. The yield condition for the shell is obtained in terms of the stress resultants assuming that the material of the shell obeys the maximum shear stress criterion.     

Nonlinear dynamic response for functionally graded shallow spherical shell under low velocity impact in thermal environment

Based on Giannakopoulos’s 2-D functionally graded material (FGM) contact model, a modified contact model is put forward to deal with impact problem of the functionally graded shallow spherical shell in thermal environment. The FGM shallow spherical shell, having temperature dependent material property, is subjected to a temperature field uniform over the shell surface but varying along the thickness direction due to steady-state heat conduction. The displacement field and geometrical relations of the FGM shallow spherical shell are established on the basis of Timoshenko–Midlin theory. And the nonlinear motion equations of the FGM shallow spherical shell under low velocity impact in thermal environment are founded in terms of displacement variable functions. Using the orthogonal collocation point method and the Newmark method to discretize the unknown variable functions in space and in time domain, the whole problem is solved by the iterative method. In numerical examples, the contact force and nonlinear dynamic response of the FGM shallow spherical shell under low velocity impact are investigated and effects of temperature field, material and geometrical parameters on contact force and dynamic response of the FGM shallow spherical shell are discussed.     

Opening of a thin axisymmetric shell in a flow of ideal fluid

This article examines the opening, in an ideal fluid, of an axisymmetric impermeable shell modeling the canopy of a circular parachute. The form of the shell is determined in the class of shapes representing the combination of a truncated cone and an ellipsoid. The forces of interaction of the shell and the fluid are calculated on the basis of the method of discrete vortices. A Lagrange equation of the second kind is used to determine the time-varying coordinates of the generatrix. Numerical results are presented.Translated from Dinamicheskie Sistemy, No. 5, pp. 37–41, 1986.     

Stress state of a composite shell with a sizable opening

The stress-strain state of a nonshallow cylindrical shell of a composite material is investigated. The shell is weakened by a circular hole and loaded with internal pressure. For solving the problem, the variational-difference method is used. The calculations are carried out for an orthotropic shell with a sizable hole, with account of the reduced shear stiffness of the material.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 49–56, January–February, 2005.     

Parametric resonance of a FG cylindrical thin shell with periodic rotating angular speeds in thermal environment

Parametric resonance of a functionally graded (FG) cylindrical thin shell with periodic rotating angular speeds subjected to thermal environment is studied in this paper. Taking account of the temperature-dependent properties of the shell, the dynamic equations of a rotating FG cylindrical thin shell based upon Love's thin shell theory are built by Hamilton's principle. The multiple scales method is utilized to obtain the instability boundaries of the problem with the consideration of time-varying rotating angular speeds. It is shown that only the combination instability regions exist for a rotating FG cylindrical thin shell. Moreover, some numerical examples are employed to systematically analyze the effects of constant rotating angular speed, material heterogeneity and thermal effects on vibration characteristics, instability regions and critical rotating speeds of the shell. Of great interest in the process is the combined effect of constant rotating angular speed and temperature on instability regions.     

Dent patterns on the surface of a longitudinally compressed,non-linear elastic cylindrical shell

A novel version of reductive perturbation theory is proposed for analysing the dynamics of bends in a longitudinally compressed, non-linear elastic cylindrical shell near the stability threshold given by the linear theory. Soliton-like annular folds and patterns of diamond-shaped dents on the shell surface are predicted and analytically described. Similar formations, which are both stress concentrators and precursors of plastic flow of the material, contain information on the precritical stress state of the shell. It is shown that a shell with dents supports an external load, which is tens of percent less than the upper critical load in the linear theory of shells. The conditions for the formation of and explicit expressions for solitary waves that propagate along the generatrix of the shell on a background of arrays of folds and dents are found.     

Optimization of cyclindrical shells of fiber-reinforced composite materials

Problems of optimizing nonelastic circular shells are considered. The material of the shells is assumed to be a fiber-reinforced composite with fibers unidirectionally embedded in a relatively less stiff but ductile metallic matrix so that the material has the yield surface suggested by Lance and Robinson. The shell is subjected to an impulsive loading of short-time periods generating initial kinetic energy. During plastic deformation of the shell the initial kinetic energy is transformed into the plastic strain energy. The shell thickness is assumed to be piecewise constant. Various thicknesses and coordinates of the rings, where the thickness has jumps, are preliminarily unspecified. We look for a shell design for which the maximum residual deflection has a minimum value for the total weight given. The alternative problem of minimizing the shell weight for the maximum deflection given is also studied.Presented at the Ninth International Conference on the Mechanics of Composite Materials, Riga, Octobe, 1995.Tartu University, Estonia. Published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, No. 1, pp. 65–71, January–February, 1996.     

黏弹性圆柱壳计及切变形和转动惯量时的动力学稳定性

根据修正的Timoshenko理论,在几何非线性中考虑了剪切变形和转动惯量,对黏弹性圆柱壳的动力稳定性进行了研究.根据Bubnov-Galerkin法,结合基于求积公式的数值方法,将问题简化为求解具有松弛奇异核的非线性积分-微分方程的问题.针对物理-力学和几何参数在大范围内的变化,研究壳体的动力特性,显示了材料的黏弹性对圆柱壳动力稳定性的影响.最后,比较了通过不同的理论得到的结果.     

Dynamic stability of a porous cylindrical shell

This paper is devoted to a closed cylindrical shell made of a porous-cellular material. The mechanical properties vary continuously on the thickness of a shell. The mechanical model of porosity is as described as presented by Magnucki, Stasiewicz. A shell is simply supported on edges. On the ground of assumed displacement functions the deformation of shell is defined. The displacement field of any cross section and linear geometrical and physical relationships are assumed in cylindrical coordinate system. The components of deformation and stress state were found. Using the Hamilton's principle the system of differential equations of dynamic stability is obtained. The forms of unknown functions are assumed and the system of a differential equations is reduced to a simple ordinary equation of dynamic stability of shell (Mathieu's equation). The derived equation are used for solving a problem of dynamic stability of porous-cellular shell with intensity of load directed in generators of shell. The critical loads are derived for a family of porous shells. The unstable space of family porous shells is found. The influence a coefficient of porosity on the stability regions in Figures is presented. The results obtained for porous shell are compared to a homogeneous isotropic cylindrical shell. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Bending of a cantilevered glass-reinforced plastic cylindrical shell weakened by a circular opening

The stress concentration is investigated in the neighborhood of a circular opening in a cantilevered glass-reinforced plastic cylindrical shell with a concentrated load at the free end. The problem is solved by the Bubnov method using a Ural-2 computer. The theoretical results have been checked experimentally on glass-reinforced plastic shells.All-Union Correspondence Polytechnic Institute, Moscow. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 1, pp. 152–157, January–February, 1970.     

Limit equilibrium of a closed transversally isotropic cylindrical shell with a nonthrough longitudinal crack

In the context of an analog of the Leonov-Panasyuk-Dagdeil model we consider the problem of limit equilibrium of a nonshallow transversally isotropic cylindrical shell weakened by a nonthrough surface longitudinal crack. Based on the equations that take account of the initial stresses, we reduce the problem to a system of two singular integral equations with unknown limits of integration. We carry out a numerical analysis of the dependence of the opening of the edges of the crack on the load and the geometric and physico-mechanical parameters of the shell. Translated fromMatematichni Metodi ta Fiziko-mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 39, No. 1, 1996, pp. 31–36.     

Nonlinear free dynamic response of laminated compressible cylindrical shell panels

The governing equations for a free dynamic response of a symmetrically laminated composite shell are used to analyze a nonlinear differential panel. The FEM and the Lindstedt–Poincare perturbation technique are invoked to construct a uniform asymptotic expansion of the solution to a nonlinear differential equation ofmotion. A comparison between numerical and finite-element methods for analyzing a symmetrically laminated graphite/epoxy shell panel is performed to show that the nonlinearities are of hardening type and are more repeated for smaller opening angles. It is also shown that large-amplitude motions are dominated by lower modes.     

Soft elastic shells undergoing large deformations

Soft shells made of elastomers and undergoing large deformations under load are studied. The inverse design problem, non-linear under large deformations, is solved. The results obtained are illustrated on a two-parameter shell of revolution fabricated from a two-constant material. The problems of coupling the biaxial and uniaxial zones of the shell and of designing the composite shell are clarified. Amongst the papers dealing with the theory of soft shells and, generally, under small deformations, /1–7/ merit attention.