Nonlinear vibrations of cylindrical shells with initial imperfections in a supersonic flow

The paper studies the dynamics of nonlinear elastic cylindrical shells using the theory of shallow shells. The aerodynamic pressure on the shell in a supersonic flow is found using piston theory. The effect of the flow and initial deflections on the vibrations of the shell is analyzed in the flutter range. The normal modes of both perfect shells in a flow and shells with initial imperfections are studied. In the latter case, the trajectories of normal modes in the configuration space are nearly rectilinear, only one mode determined by the initial imperfections being stable __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 9, pp. 63–73, September 2007.     

Asymptotic analysis of nonlinear dynamics of simply supported cylindrical shells

Donnell equations are used to simulate free nonlinear oscillations of cylindrical shells with imperfections. The expansion, which consists of two conjugate modes and axisymmetric one, is used to analyze shell oscillations. Amplitudes of the axisymmetric motions are assumed significantly smaller, than the conjugate modes amplitudes. Nonlinear normal vibrations mode, which is determined by shell imperfections, is analyzed. The stability and bifurcations of this mode are studied by the multiple scales method. It is discovered that stable quasiperiodic motions appear at the bifurcations points. The forced oscillations of circular cylindrical shells in the case of two internal resonances and the principle resonance are analyzed too. The multiple scales method is used to obtain the system of six modulation equations. The method for stability analysis of standing waves is suggested. The continuation algorithm is used to analyze fixed points of the system of the modulation equations.     

On stability of cylindrical shells of variable thickness with initial imperfections

The paper outlines a numerical method for stability analysis of cylindrical shells with initial imperfections. We solve a nonlinear buckling problem for a cylindrical shell with variable wall thickness under surface pressure. The imperfections of the shell are modeled as the first buckling mode. A probabilistic approach is used to determine the reliability against buckling of the cylindrical shell with the probability density of initial imperfections represented by uniform distribution, triangular distribution, or Gaussian distribution     

A perturbation method for nonlinear vibrations of imperfect structures: Application to cylindrical shell vibrations

A perturbation method is used to analyse the nonlinear vibration behaviour of imperfect general structures under static preloading. The method is based on a perturbation expansion for both the frequency parameter and the dependent variables. The effects on the linearized and nonlinear vibrations caused by geometric imperfections, a static fundamental state, and a nontrivial static state are included in the perturbation procedure.The theory is applied in the nonlinear vibration analysis of anisotropic cylindrical shells. In the analysis the specified boundary conditions at the shell edges can be satisfied accurately. The characteristics of the analysis capability are shown through examples of the vibration behaviour of specific shells. Results for single mode and coupled mode nonlinear vibrations of shells are presented. Parametric studies have been performed for a composite shell.     

Influence of Initial Geometric Imperfections on the Vibrations and Dynamic Stability of Elastic Shells

The results from studies into the vibrations and dynamic stability of thin elastic shells with initial geometric imperfections are analyzed. The corresponding dynamic problems are solved in both linear and nonlinear formulations. The influence of initial axisymmetric and nonaxisymmetric deflections on natural, forced, parametrically excited, and self-excited vibrations (flutter) is studied. The dynamic buckling of imperfect shells under short-term impulsive loading is examined. Some aspects of experimental investigation into the vibrations of shells with small geometric imperfections (deviations from the design shape) are considered     

Global stability analysis of parametrically excited cylindrical shells through the evolution of basin boundaries

In the present study, the large-amplitude vibrations and stability of a perfect circular cylindrical shell subjected to axial harmonic excitation in the neighborhood of the lowest natural frequencies are investigated. Donnell's shallow shell theory is used and the shell spatial discretization is obtained by the Ritz method. An efficient low-dimensional model presented in previous publications is used to discretize the continuous system. The main purpose of this work is to discuss the use of basins of attraction as a measure of the reliability and safety of the structure. First, the nonlinear behavior of the conservative system is discussed and the basin structure and volume is understood from the topologic structure of the total energy and its evolution as a function of the system parameters. Then, the behavior of the forced oscillations of the harmonically excited shell is analyzed. First the stability boundaries in force control space are obtained and the bifurcation events connected with these boundaries are identified. Based on the bifurcation diagrams, the probability of parametric instability and escape are analyzed through the evolution and erosion of basin boundaries within a prescribed control volume defined by the manifolds. Usually, basin boundaries become fractal. This together with the presence of catastrophic subcritical bifurcations makes the shell very sensitive to initial conditions, uncertainties in system parameters, and initial imperfections. Results show that the analysis of the evolution of safe basins and the derivation of appropriate measures of their robustness is an essential step in the derivation of safe design procedures for multiwell systems.     

Effects of initial geometric imperfections on dynamic behavior of rectangular plates

The present work deals with the influence of initial geometric imperfections on the dynamic behavior of simply supported rectangular plates subjected to the action of periodic in-plane forces. The nonlinear large-deflection plate theory used in this analysis corresponds to the dynamic analog of von Karman's theory. The temporal response is analyzed by the first-order generalized asymptotic method. The solution for the temporal equations of motion takes into account the possibility of existence of simultaneous forced and parametric vibrations. The results indicate that the presence of initial imperfections may significantly raise the resonance frequencies, cause the plate to exhibit a soft spring behavior and improve slightly the stability of the plate by reducing the area of its instability zones. Furthermore, the presence of initial imperfections induces forced vibrations which interact with parametric vibrations in order to generate a competitive hesitation phenomenon in the transition zone.     

Nonlinear vibrations of cantilevered circular cylindrical shells in contact with quiescent fluid

Large-amplitude vibrations of liquid-filled cantilevered (clamped–free) circular cylindrical tanks are studied theoretically for the first time. The influence of liquid height and initial geometric imperfections is investigated in detail. The tank motions are described by a nonlinear model based on Flügge׳s shell theory, and the liquid motions are modelled by means of linearized potential flow theory. Equations of motion are obtained using the extended Hamilton׳s principle and are discretized by expanding the solution with trigonometric functions in the circumferential direction and the cantilevered beam eigenfunctions in the axial direction. The geometric boundary conditions are satisfied exactly, while the natural ones are satisfied in an energy minimization sense. The system is integrated numerically by employing the appropriate modal composition of the solution to guarantee convergence. Results are presented in the form of frequency–response curves in the neighbourhood of the lowest natural frequency. It is found that the response may be of softening or hardening type, depending on the liquid height and the imperfection parameters.     

Postbuckling of pressure-loaded shear deformable laminated cylindrical panels

IntroductionInrecentyears,fiber_reinforcedcompositelaminatedpanelshavebeenwidelyusedintheaerospace,marine ,automobileandotherengineeringindustries .Theproblemofbucklingandpostbucklingofcylindricalpanelsunderaxialcompressionortorsionhasbeenextensivelystudied .Incontrast,theliteratureoncylindricalpanelsunderpressureloadingisrelativelyspares.Thesestudiesincludealinearbucklinganalysis (Singeretal.[1]) ,anonlinearbucklinganalysi(YamadaandCroll[2 ]) ,anelastoplasticbucklinganalysisusingreducedstif…     

A unified nonlinear formulation for plate and shell theories

A general geometrically exact nonlinear theory for the dynamics of laminated plates and shells under-going large-rotation and small-strain vibrations in three-dimensional space is presented. The theory fully accounts for geometric nonlinearities by using the new concepts of local displacements and local engineering stress and strain measures, a new interpretation and manipulation of the virtual local rotations, an exact coordinate transformation, and the extended Hamilton principle. Moreover, the model accounts for shear coupling effects, continuity of interlaminar shear stresses, free shear-stress conditions on the bonding surfaces, and extensionality. Because the only differences among different plates and shells are the initial curvatures of the coordinates used in the modeling and all possible initial curvatures are included in the formulation, the theory is valid for any plate or shell geometry and contains most of the existing nonlinear and shear-deformable plate and shell theories as special cases. Five fully nonlinear partial-differential equations and corresponding boundary and corner conditions are obtained, which describe the extension-extension-bending-shear-shear vibrations of general laminated two-dimensional structures and display linear elastic and nonlinear geometric coupling among all motions. Moreover, the energy and Newtonian formulations are completely correlated in the theory.     

Two modes nonresonant interaction for rectangular plate with geometrical nonlinearity

The vibrations of thin rectangular plate with geometrical nonlinearity are analyzed. The models of plate vibrations with different numbers of degrees-of-freedom are derived. It is deduced that two degrees-of-freedoms are enough to describe low-frequency nonlinear dynamics of plates. Nonlinear normal modes are used to analyze the system dynamics. If vibrations amplitudes are increased, single-mode plate vibrations are transformed into two mode ones. In this case, internal resonance conditions are not observed. Such transformation of vibration is described using Kauderer?CRosenberg nonlinear normal modes.     

Stability of cylindrical shells with initial imperfections under the action of external pressure

We use the equations of nonlinear theory of shallow shells to solve the problem of stability of thin elastic isotropic cylindrical shells, with small initial shape imperfections, that are under the action of external uniform pressure. The problem solution is constructed by the Rayleigh-Ritz method with the approximation of the shell midsurface displacement by double functional sums in trigonometric and beam functions. The system of nonlinear algebraic equations is solved by using the methods of continuation with respect to a close-to-best parameter. For the initial imperfections of the shells, we use their normalized deflections from the limit points of overcritical branches of the loading trajectories. We consider various cases of the shell fixation and support under loading by lateral and hydrostatic uniform pressure. We also construct the range of values of the critical pressure, which, with the maximal deviation of the shell shape from the cylindrical shape up to 30%, covers practically all known experimental data.     

Effects of uni-directional geometric imperfections on vibrations of pressurized shallow spherical shells

This paper deals with the effects of initial geometric uni-directional imperfections on vibrations of a pressurized spherical shell or spherical cap. The analysis is based upon shallow shell theory. Frequency vs applied pressure interaction curves are plotted for various values of the imperfection amplitude. Imperfections are shown to have a severe effect in reducing the natural frequencies similar to that demonstrated in the buckling behavior of spherical shells.     

Nonlinear strain components of general shells with initial geometric imperfections

On the basis of nonlinear strain component formulations of three-dimensional continuum, this paper has derived the nonlinear strain component formulations of shells with initial geometric imperfections. The derivation is not confined to a special shell, therefore they possess general properties. These formulations provide the theoretical basis of the strain analysis for geometric nonlinear problems of shells with initial geometric imperfections     

Postbuckling analysis of axially-loaded laminated cylindrical shells with piezoelectric actuators

A compressive postbuckling analysis is presented for a laminated cylindrical shell with piezoelectric actuators subjected to the combined action of mechanical, electric and thermal loads. The temperature field considered is assumed to be a uniform distribution over the shell surface and through the shell thickness, and the electric field is assumed to be the transverse component E_Z only. The material properties are assumed to be independent of the temperature and the electric field. The governing equations are based on the classical shell theory with von Kármán–Donnell-type kinematic nonlinearity. The nonlinear prebuckling deformations and initial geometric imperfections of the shell are both taken into account. A boundary layer theory of shell buckling, which includes the effects of nonlinear prebuckling deformations, large deflections in the postbuckling range, and initial geometric imperfections of the shell, is extended to the case of hybrid laminated cylindrical shells. A singular perturbation technique is employed to determine the buckling loads and postbuckling equilibrium paths. The numerical illustrations concern the compressive postbuckling behavior of perfect and imperfect, cross-ply laminated cylindrical thin shells with fully covered or embedded piezoelectric actuators under different sets of thermal and electric loading conditions. The effects played by temperature rise, applied voltage, shell geometric parameter, stacking sequence, as well as initial geometric imperfections are studied.     

Nonobvious features of dynamics of circular cylindrical shells

In the framework of the nonlinear theory of flexible shallow shells, we study free bending vibrations of a thin-walled circular cylindrical shell hinged at the end faces. The finite-dimensional shell model assumes that the excitation of large-amplitude bending vibrations inevitably results in the appearance of radial vibrations of the shell. The modal equations are obtained by the Bubnov-Galerkin method. The periodic solutions are found by the Krylov-Bogolyubov method. We show that if the tangential boundary conditions are satisfied “in the mean,” then, for a shell of finite length, significant errors arise in determining its nonlinear dynamic characteristics. We prove that small initial irregularities split the bending frequency spectrum, the basic frequency being smaller than in the case of an ideal shell.     

Dynamic stability of a thin cylindrical shell with top mass subjected to harmonic base-acceleration

This paper considers the dynamic stability of a harmonically base-excited cylindrical shell carrying a top mass. Based on Donnell’s nonlinear shell theory, a semi-analytical model is derived which exactly satisfies the (in-plane) boundary conditions. This model is numerically validated through a comparison with static and modal analysis results obtained using finite element modelling. The steady-state nonlinear dynamics of the base-excited cylindrical shell with top mass are examined using both numerical continuation of periodic solutions and standard numerical time integration. In these dynamic analyses the cylindrical shell is preloaded by the weight of the top mass. This preloading results in a single unbuckled stable static equilibrium state. A critical value for the amplitude of the harmonic base-excitation is determined. Above this critical value, the shell may exhibit a non-stationary beating type of response with severe out-of-plane deformations. However, depending on the considered imperfection and circumferential wave number, also other types of post-critical behaviour are observed. Similar as for the static buckling case, the critical value highly depends on the initial imperfections present in the shell.     

Non-linear vibrations of imperfect free-edge circular plates and shells

Large-amplitude, geometrically non-linear vibrations of free-edge circular plates with geometric imperfections are addressed in this work. The dynamic analog of the von Kármán equations for thin plates, with a stress-free initial deflection, is used to derive the imperfect plate equations of motion. An expansion onto the eigenmode basis of the perfect plate allows discretization of the equations of motion. The associated non-linear coupling coefficients for the imperfect plate with an arbitrary shape are analytically expressed as functions of the cubic coefficients of a perfect plate. The convergence of the numerical solutions are systematically addressed by comparisons with other models obtained for specific imperfections, showing that the method is accurate to handle shallow shells, which can be viewed as imperfect plate. Finally, comparisons with a real shell are shown, showing good agreement on eigenfrequencies and mode shapes. Frequency-response curves in the non-linear range are compared in a very peculiar regime displayed by the shell with a 1:1:2 internal resonance. An important improvement is obtained compared to a perfect spherical shell model, however some discrepancies subsist and are discussed.     

基于激光测距仪的薄壳结构初始缺陷测量系统

薄壳结构的屈曲通常对初始缺陷十分敏感,因此对几何初始缺陷的精确测量是高质量的壳体屈曲试验的必要环节。本研究旨在开发一套基于激光测距仪的初始缺陷测量系统,以实现对壳体结构的快速、精确、非接触的测量。本文详细介绍该系统的设计思想及实现方法,包括激光测距仪的选择、转动与直线运动的实现、数据采集与计算机自动控制技术等。利用该系统对两个柱支承钢筒仓模型进行了仔细的初始缺陷三维测量,验证了系统的适用性和可靠性。文中还提出了利用二重傅立叶分解技术分析实测缺陷的方法。本文成果与方法为薄壳结构屈曲试验奠定了基础。     

Vibrations of shallow shells rectangular in the horizontal projection with two freely supported opposite edges

The exact mode shapes of linear vibrations of a shallow shell rectangular in the horizontal projection with two freely supported opposite edges are obtained. These shapes are used to construct a discretemodel of vibrations of a shallow shell in geometrically nonlinear deformation. The harmonic balance method is used to study the free and forced nonlinear vibrations under internal resonance. The Lyapunov stability of the obtained periodic vibrations is analyzed.