Asymptotic method for analysis of a conical shell under local loading

Differential equations of the general theory describing the stress-strain state of conical shells are very complicated, and when computing the exact solution of the problem by analytic methods one encounters severe or even so far insurmountable difficulties. Therefore, in the present paper we develop an approach based on the method of asymptotic synthesis of the stressed state, which has already proved efficient when solving similar problems for cylindrical shells [1, 2]. We essentially use the fourth-order differential equations obtained by Kan [3], which describe the ground state and the boundary effect. Earlier, such equations have already been used to solve problems concerning force and thermal actions on weakly conical shells [4–6]. By applying the asymptotic synthesis method to these equations, we manage to obtain sufficiently accurate closed-form solutions.     

Analysis of a strengthened weakly conical shell using a complete system of orthogonal functions on an arbitrary contour of its transverse cross-section

Thin-walled weakly conical and cylindrical shells with arbitrary open, simply or multiply closed contour of transverse cross-sections strengthened by longitudinal elements (such as stringers and longerons) are used in the design of wings, fuselages, and ship hulls. To avoid significant deformations of the contour, such structures are stiffened by transverse elements (such as ribs and frames). Various computational models and methods are used to analyze the stress-strain states of such compound structures. In particular, the ground stress-strain states in bending, transverse shear, and twisting of elongated structures are often analyzed with the use of the theory of thin-walled beams [1] based on the hypothesis of free (unconstrained) warping and bending of the contour of transverse cross-sections. In general, the computations with the contour warping and bending constraints caused by the variable load distribution, transverse stiffening elements, and the difference in the geometric and rigidity parameters of the shell cells are usually performed by the finite element method or the superelement (substructure) method [2, 3]. In several special cases (mainly for separate cells of cylindrical and weakly conical shells located between transverse stiffening elements, with the use of some additional simplifying assumptions), efficient variation methods for computations in displacements [4–8] and in stresses [9] were developed, so that they reduce the problem to a system of ordinary differential equations. In the one-and two-term approximations, these methods permit obtaining analytic solutions, which are convenient in practical computations. But for shells with multiply closed contours of transverse cross-sections and in the case of exact computations by using the Vlasov variational method [4], difficulties are encountered in choosing the functions representing the warping and bending of the contour of transverse cross-sections. In [10], in computations of a cylindrical shell with simply closed undeformed contour of the transverse section, warping was represented in the form of expansions in the eigenfunctions orthogonal on the contour, which were determined by the method of separation of variables from a special integro-differential equation. In [11], a second-order ordinary differential equation of Sturm-Liouville type was obtained; its solutions form a complete system of orthogonal functions with orthogonal derivatives on an arbitrary open simply or multiply closed contour of a membrane cylindrical shell stiffened by longitudinal elements. The analysis of such a shell with expansion of the displacements in these functions leads to ordinary differential equations that are not coupled with each other. In the present paper, by using the method of separation of variables, we obtain differential and the corresponding variational equations for numerically determining complete systems of eigenfunctions on an arbitrary contour of a discretely stiffened membrane weakly conical shell and a weakly conical shell with undeformed contour. The obtained systems of eigenfunctions are used to reduce the problem of deformation of shells of these two types to uncoupled differential equations, which can be solved exactly.     

Thermoelastoplastic deformation of noncircular cylindrical shells

A method to determine the nonstationary temperature fields and the thermoelastoplastic stress-strain state of noncircular cylindrical shells is developed. It is assumed that the physical and mechanical properties are dependent on temperature. The heat-conduction problem is solved using an explicit difference scheme. The temperature variation throughout the thickness is described by a power polynomial. For the other two coordinates, finite differences are used. The thermoplastic problem is solved using the geometrically nonlinear theory of shells based on the Kirchhoff-Love hypotheses. The theory of simple processes with deformation history taken into account is used. Its equations are linearized by a modified method of elastic solutions. The governing system of partial differential equations is derived. Variables are separated in the case where the curvilinear edges are hinged. The partial case where the stress-strain state does not change along the generatrix is examined. The systems of ordinary differential equations obtained in all these cases are solved using Godunov's discrete orthogonalization. The temperature field in a shell with elliptical cross-section is studied. The stress-strain state found by numerical integration along the generatrix is compared with that obtained using trigonometric Fourier series. The effect of a Winkler foundation on the stress-strain state is analyzed Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 8, pp. 79–90, August 2008.     

Solution of certain variational problems of thermal resilience for thin shells considering the selection of optimum conditions for localized heat treatment

One of the possible ways of stating and solving the selection problem for optimum temperature fields for localized axisymmetric heating of shells is investigated. The minimum of shell elastic energy is taken as the optimization criterion. An infinite cylindrical shell was considered in a similar formulation in [1], The corresponding variational problem is formulated for the functional of elastic energy with additional limitations imposed on the function of twist angle at specified shell sections. The variational problem is reduced to an isoperimetric by the use of singular functionals of the -function kind. The related Euler equation is obtained, and this together with the problem resolvent equation constitute a complete set of equations for determining the extremum temperature field with related stress-strain state of the shell. Cylindrical, conical, and spherical shells are considered separately. A numerical analysis is made for the simplest conditions of localized heating of cylindrical and conical shells.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 47–54, July–August, 1968.     

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.     

Stability of multilayered shells of revolution with allowance for geometric nonlinearity of the subcritical state

The finite-difference method and the Trefftz-Reissner variational principle are used to obtain a system of equations in mixed from to describe the stability and geometric nonlinearity of composite shells of revolution. Methods are developed and an algorithm is proposed to calculate the components of the geometrically nonlinear subcritical stress-strain state and to use those components to determine the “upper” critical values for shells with zero Gaussian curvature loaded by uniform external pressure, an axisymmetric load, or a combination of these loads. The stability of cylindrical, conical, and compound shells under uniform pressure is examined for different support conditions. Linear and nonlinear methods of determining the subcritical stress-strain state are compared and their effect on the critical loads is estimated. Ukrainian Transportation Institute and the Ukrainian Academy of Water Management, Kiev, Ukraine. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 60–66, June, 1999.     

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.     

Analysis of the thermoelastoplastic nonaxisymmetric stress-strain state of laminated circular cylindrical shells

A technique for analysis of the nonaxisymmetric thermoelastoplastic stress-strain state of laminated circular cylindrical shells is developed. It is assumed that the layers in a laminated package do not slip and separate relative to each other. The problem is solved using the geometrically linear theory of shells that is based on the Kirchhoff-Love hypotheses. The equations of thermoplasticity are written in the form of the method of additional strains. The order of the obtained system of partial differential equations is reduced with the help of trigonometric series in the cyclic coordinate. The systems of ordinary differential equations thus obtained are solved by Godunov's method of discrete orthogonalization. As an example, the nonaxisymmetric thermoelastoplastic stress-strain state of a two-layer cylindrical shell is considered. S. P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 105–110, February, 2000.     

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。     

Physically and geometrically nonlinear deformation of conical shells with an elliptic hole

The elastoplastic state of conical shells weakened by an elliptic hole and subjected to finite deflections is studied. The material of the shells is assumed to be isotropic and homogeneous; the load is constant internal pressure. The problem is formulated and a technique for numerical solution with allowance for physical and geometrical nonlinearities is proposed. The distribution of stresses, strains, and displacements along the hole boundary and in the zones of their concentration is studied. The solution obtained is compared with the solutions of the physically and geometrically nonlinear problems and a numerical solution of the linear elastic problem. The stress-strain state around an elliptic hole in a conical shell is analyzed considering both nonlinearities __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 69–77, February 2008.     

一类偏微分方程组的一般解及其在壳体理论中的应用

本文给出了构造一类偏微分方程组一般解的方法,用这种方法构造的一般解是完备的。最后,利用这个方法构造了壳体中的柱壳平衡方程和锥壳运动方程的一般解。     

Nonlinear vibrations of orthotropic shallow shells of revolution

A set of nonlinearly coupled algebraic and differential eigenvalue equations of nonlinear axisymmetric free vibration of orthotropic shallow thin spherical and conical shells are formulated.following an assumed time-mode approach suggested in this paper. Analytic solutions are presented and an asymptotic relation for the amplitude-frequency response of the shells is derived. The effects of geometrical and material parameters on vibrations of the shells are investigated.     

Effect of local loads on the stress-strain state of nonthin orthotropic conical shells

The paper analyzes the stress-strain state of nonthin orthotropic conical shells under local loads. The distribution of deflections and stresses in conical shells under local loads of some types is given as an example Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 8, pp. 103–113, August 2008.     

Strength calculations and optimal weight design of multilayer shell-shaped composite products under a set of loads

The stress-strain state of axisymmetric multilayer shells is analyzed using kinematic and static hypotheses that allow for the transverse shear stresses satisfying the necessary equations of state, continuity conditions at the boundaries between the layers and given boundary conditions. A numerical solution of the problem of the stress-strain state for a multilayer bar is compared with the Lekhnitskii solution (for a cantilever beam loaded by a concentrated force and moment) to asses the applicability of the employed bending equations of multilayer shells. It is shown that these solutions are in good agreement. The problem of the initial fracture of the shells considered is formulated using phenomenological strength criteria for each layer. A coordinate-wise descent method in the unit interval is proposed to solve weight optimization problems for multilayer shells of composite materials under combined loading. Regions of safe operating loads and the optimal weight distribution of layer thicknesses are determined for a multilayer bar acted upon by a uniformly distributed load and concentrated force.     

A spatial laminar boundary layer on a streamline in conical external flow of a uniform gas in the absence of sources and sinks

Theoretical study of a three-dimensional laminar boundary layer is a complex problem, but it can be substantially simplified in certain particular cases and even reduced to the solution of ordinary differential equations.One such particular case is the flow of a compressible gas on a streamline in conical external flow. The case is of considerable practical importance because the local heat fluxes may take extremal values on such lines.Such flow, except for the conical case, has been examined [1–4], and an approximate method has been given [1] on the basis of integral relationships and a special form for the approximating functions. A numerical solution has been given [2, 3] for such flow around an infinite cylinder. It was assumed in [1–3] that the Prandtl number and the specific heats were constant, and that the dynamic viscosity was proportional to temperature. Heat transfer has been examined [4] near a cylinder exposed to a flow of dissociated air.Here we give results from numerical solution of a system of ordinary differential equations for the flow of a compressible gas in a laminar boundary layer on streamlines in conical external flow, with or without influx or withdrawal of a homogeneous gas. It is assumed that the gas is perfect and that the dynamic viscosity has a power-law temperature dependence.     

锥壳固有振动的精确解

本文从锥壳的Mushtari-Donnell型位移微分方程组出发,通过引入一个位移函数U(s,θ,τ)(在极限情况下,它将退化成对于圆柱壳引入的位移函数),将基本微分方程组化成为一个可解偏微分方程。这个方程的解用级数形式给出。     

碳纳米管增强复合材料圆锥薄壳非线性自由振动

考虑碳纳米管复合材料作为功能梯度材料的不均匀性,基于连续介质理论以及哈密尔顿变分原理,建立了功能梯度碳纳米管增强复合材料开口圆锥薄壳结构的非线性运动偏微分控制方程,然后利用Galerkin法,将非线性偏微分控制方程转化为常微分控制方程,进而采用谐波平衡法求解了开口圆锥壳的非线性自由振动问题,并探讨了圆锥薄壳几何参数、碳纳米管参数对结构非线性自由振动的影响．数值研究表明结构的无量纲非线性自由振动频率与线性自由振动频率的比值随圆锥薄壳长厚比的增大而变小、并随圆锥角的增大而变大．     

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.     

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。     

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.