Study of nonlinear deformation and stability of discretely reinforced elliptic cylindrical shells in transverse bending

A finite-element method for solving problems of nonlinear deformation and stability of nonuniformly discretely reinforced noncircular cylindrical shells is considered. An effective computer algorithm for the study of shells is developed. Stability of stringer cylindrical shells with an elliptical cross section in transverse bending is examined. The effect of ellipticity, nonlinearity of shell deformation at the subcritical stage, reinforcement discreteness, and heterogeneity on shell stability is determined.     

Studies of nonlinear deformation and stability of stiffened oval cylindrical shells under combined loading by bending moment and boundary transverse force

The finite-element statement of stability problems for stiffened oval cylindrical shells is presented with the moments and the nonlinearity of their subcritical stress-strain state taken into account. Explicit expressions for the displacements of elements of noncircular cylindrical shells as solids are obtained by integration of the equations derived by equating the linear deformation components with zero. These expressions are used to construct the shape functions of the effective quadrangular finite element of natural curvature, and an efficient algorithm for studying the shell nonlinear deformation and stability is developed. The stability of stiffened oval cylindrical shells is studied in the case of combined loading by a boundary transverse force and a bending moment. The influence of the shell ovality and the deformation nonlinearity on the shell stability is investigated.     

Study of nonlinear deformation and stability of reinforced shells under combined loading by a bending moment and a transverse boundary force

We present a finite-element statement for the solution of stability problems for reinforced elliptic cylindrical shells with moment properties and nonlinearity in their precritical stressstrain state taken into account. Integrating the equations obtained by equating the linear strain components with zero, we find explicit expressions for the displacements of elements of noncircular cylindrical shells as rigid bodies. Using these expressions, we construct the shape functions of a fourangle finite element of natural curvature and develop an effective algorithm for studying nonlinear deformation and stability of shells. We study the stability of reinforced elliptic cylindrical shells under combined loading by a transverse boundary force and a bending moment and investigate how the ellipticity of the shells and the nonlinearity of deformation at the precritical stage affect the shell stability.     

Nonlinear Deformation and Stability of Elliptic Cylindrical Shells under Torsion and Bending

The problem of nonlinear deformation and buckling of noncircular cylindrical shells under combined loading is solved by the variational finite-element method in the displacement formulation. A numerical algorithm for solving the problem is proposed. Stability of cylindrical shells with an elliptic cross-sectional contour under a combined action of torsion and bending is analyzed. The effect of cross-sectional ellipticity and nonlinear prebuckling deformation on the critical loads and buckling mode is studied.     

Nonlinear Deformation and Stability of a Noncircular Cylindrical Shell Under Combined Loading with Bending and Twisting Moments

A previously developed technique is used to solve problems of strength and stability of discretely reinforced noncircular cylindrical shells made of a composite material with allowance for the moments and nonlinearity of their subcritical stress–strain state. Stability of a reinforced bay of the aircraft fuselage made of a composite material under combined loading with bending and twisting moments is studied. The effects of straining nonlinearity, stiffness of longitudinal ribs, and shell thickness on the critical loads that induce shell buckling are analyzed.     

Studies of nonlinear deformation and stability of noncircular cylindrical shells in transverse bending

The variational finite element method in displacements is used to solve the problem of geometrically nonlinear deformation and stability of cylindrical shells with a noncircular contour of the cross-section. Quadrangle finite elements of shells of natural curvature are used. In the approximations of element displacements, the displacements of elements as solids are explicitly separated. The variational Lagrange principle is used to obtain a nonlinear system of algebraic equations for the unknown nodal finite elements. The system is solved by the method of successive loadings and by the Newton-Kantorovich linearization method. The linear system is solved by the Crout method. The critical loads are determined in the process of solving the nonlinear problem by using the Sylvester stability criterion. An algorithm and a computer program are developed to study the problem numerically. The nonlinear deformation and stability of shells with oval and elliptic cross-sections are investigated in a broad range of variation of the elongation and ellipticity parameters. The shell critical loads and buckling modes are determined. The influence of the deformation nonlinearity, elongation, and ellipticity of the shell on the critical loads is examined.     

Studies of nonlinear deformation and stability of oval and elliptic cylindrical shells under axial compression

The stability of noncircular shells, in contrast to that of circular ones, has not been studied sufficiently well yet. The publications about circular shells are counted by thousands, but there are only several dozens of papers dealing with noncircular shells. This can be explained on the one hand by the fact that such shells are less used in practice and on the other hand by the difficulties encountered when solving problems involving a nonconstant curvature radius, which results in the appearance of variable coefficients in the stability equations. The well-known solutions of stability problems were obtained by analytic methods and, as a rule, in the linear approximation without taking into account the moments and nonlinearity of the shell precritical state, i.e., in the classical approximation. Here we use the finite element method in displacements to solve the problem of geometrically nonlinear deformation and stability of cylindrical shells with noncircular contour of the transverse cross-section. We use quadrilateral finite elements of shells of natural curvature. In the approximations to the element displacements, we explicitly distinguish the displacements of elements as rigid bodies. We use the Lagrange variational principle to obtain a nonlinear system of algebraic equations for determining the unknown nodal finite elements. We solve the system by a step method with respect to the load using the Newton-Kantorovich linearization at each step. The linear systems are solved by the Kraut method. The critical loads are determined with the use of the Silvester stability criterion when solving the nonlinear problem. We develop an algorithm for solving the problem numerically on personal computers. We also study the nonlinear deformation and stability of shells with oval and elliptic transverse cross-section in a wide range of variations in the ovalization and ellipticity parameters. We find the critical loads and the shell buckling modes. We also examine how the critical loads are affected by the strain nonlinearity and the ovalization and ellipticity of shells.     

The Effect of a Geometrical Parameter on the Deformation of a Hinged Flexible Noncircular Cylindrical Shell

The exact analytical solution of a nonlinear boundary-value problem is used to study the effect of a generalized geometric parameter, which characterizes thickness and curvature, on the subcritical and postcritical deformation of a hinged infinite noncircular cylindrical shell. The load on the shell is nonuniformly distributed over its cross section. The deflection of the shell is plotted for various values of the geometric parameter     

Stability of longitudinally corrugated cylindrical shells under uniform surface pressure

The buckling problem for longitudinally corrugated cylindrical shells under external pressure is solved. The solution makes practically exact allowance for the geometry and buckling modes of the shell. The inaccuracy of the results is due to the assumption that the subcritical state is momentless. Shells consisting of cylindrical panels of smaller radius and noncircular shells with sinusoidal corrugations are analyzed for stability. The practical applicability of such shells is demonstrated __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 11, pp. 66–79, October 2007.     

Deformation of a Flexible Noncircular Long Cylindrical Shell Under a Nonuniform Load

The exact solution is constructed to a nonlinear problem on subcritical and postcritical deformation of a flexible long cylindrical shell with a noncircular cross-section and fixed periphery under uniform loading. The solution is represented by two relations in terms of elementary functions. The graphs demonstrate how the deflection behaves depending on the laws of change in the curvature and load distribution     

Nonlinear deformation and stability of oval cylindrical shells under combined loading

A study is made of the stability of cylindrical shells of oval cross section loaded by a shear force combined with torsional and bending moments. The variational method of finite elements in displacements is used. The subcritical stress-strain state of the shells is considered momental and nonlinear. The effects of the nonlinearity of shell deformation and shell ovalization on the critical load and buckling mode are determined. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 134–138, January–February, 2008.     

Nonlinear thermo-elastic buckling characteristics of cross-ply laminated joined conical–cylindrical shells

Here, the nonlinear thermo-elastic buckling/post-buckling characteristics of laminated circular conical–cylindrical/conical–cylindrical–conical joined shells subjected to uniform temperature rise are studied employing semi-analytical finite element approach. The nonlinear governing equations, considering geometric nonlinearity based on von Karman’s assumption for moderately large deformation, are solved using Newton–Raphson iteration procedure coupled with displacement control method to trace the pre-buckling/post-buckling equilibrium path. The presence of asymmetric perturbation in the form of small magnitude load spatially proportional to the linear buckling mode shape is assumed to initiate the bifurcation of the shell deformation. The study is carried out to highlight the influences of semi-cone angle, material properties and number of circumferential waves on the nonlinear thermo-elastic response of the different joined shell systems.     

Analysis of the Deformation of a Hinged Flexible Noncircular Long Cylindrical Shell Under a Nonuniform Load

The nonlinear problem on deformation of a hinged flexible long noncircular cylindrical shell under nonuniform loading is solved exactly. The solution consists of two relations in terms of elementary functions. Plots are presented     

Stability of Axially Compressed Noncircular Cylindrical Shells Consisting of Panels of Constant Curvature

The stability problem is solved for an axially compressed cylindrical shell. Its cross section is formed by circular arcs of radius r with ends supported on a closed circle of radius R. The solution is based on the Flügge equations of the classic theory of deep cylindrical shells. It is shown that the critical axial load for shells of medium length and appropriately chosen cross-sectional profile can be increased by a factor of R/r approximately, compared with the circular shell. The shells length affects considerably the efficiency of noncircular shells of this type. This design model allows us to find out how the local properties of the shell and its stiffness are related     

Vibration analysis of nonhomogeneous orthotropic cylindrical shells including combined effect of shear deformation and rotary inertia

This paper is the result of an investigation on the vibration of non-homogeneous orthotropic cylindrical shells, based on the shear deformation theory. Assume that the Young’s moduli, shear moduli and density of the orthotropic material are continuous functions of the coordinate in the thickness direction. The basic equations of non-homogeneous orthotropic cylindrical shells with the shear deformation and rotary inertia are derived in the framework of Donnell-type shell theory. The ends of a non-homogeneous orthotropic cylindrical shell are considered as simply supported. The basic equations are reduced to the sixth-order algebraic equation for the frequency using the Galerkin method. Solving this algebraic equation, the lowest values of non-dimensional frequency parameters for non-homogeneous orthotropic cylindrical shells with and without shear deformation and rotary inertia are obtained. Calculations, effects of shear stresses and rotary inertia, orthotropy, non-homogeneity and shell geometry parameters on the lowest values of non-dimensional frequency parameter are described. The results are verified by comparing the obtained values with those in the existing literature.     

Stability and limit states of elastoplastic spherical shells under static and dynamic loading

The problem of elastoplastic deformation, buckling, and postcritical behavior of spherical shells is solved using a finite element method and a cross-type explicit scheme of time integration. Stability problems for hemispherical shells under external pressure and compression between rigid plates are considered. The influence of holes and boundary conditions on shell deformation is investigated. It is shown that the calculation results are in good agreement with experimental data.     

Solution of the deformation problem for flexible noncircular cylindrical shells subject to bending moments at the edges

An exact analytical solution is found to a nonlinear boundary-value deformation problem for a long noncircular cylindrical shell of variable curvature. The shell is subject to bending moments at the edges. The dependence of the stress-strain state of the shell on the curvature is analyzed __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 42, No. 11, pp. 93–100, November 2006.     

Nonlinear deformation and stability of reinforced elliptical cylindrical shells loaded by internal pressure under twisting and bending

The problem of stability of cylindrical shells with an elliptical cross-sectional contour reinforced by a set of stringers under combined loading by bending and twisting moments, transverse force, and internal pressure is studied with the use of the variational method of finite elements in displacements. The subcritical stress-strain state of the shells is assumed to be moment and nonlinear. The effect of nonlinearity of deformation of the shells and their ellipticity on the critical loads and buckling type is determined.     

Dynamic Stability Problems of Anisotropic Cylindrical Shells via a Simplified Analysis

An analytical–numerical method involving a small number of generalized coordinates is presented for the analysis of the nonlinear vibration and dynamic stability behaviour of imperfect anisotropic cylindrical shells. Donnell-type governing equations are used and classical lamination theory is employed. The assumed deflection modes approximately satisfy simply supported boundary conditions. The axisymmetric mode satisfying a relevant coupling condition with the linear, asymmetric mode is included in the assumed deflection function. The shell is statically loaded by axial compression, radial pressure and torsion. A two-mode imperfection model, consisting of an axisymmetric and an asymmetric mode, is used. The static-state response is assumed to be affine to the given imperfection. In order to find approximate solutions for the dynamic-state equations, Hamiltons principle is applied to derive a set of modal amplitude equations. The dynamic response is obtained via numerical time-integration of the set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. The nonlinear behaviour under axial parametric excitation and the dynamic buckling under axial step loading of specific imperfect isotropic and anisotropic shells are simulated using this approach. Characteristic results are discussed. The softening behaviour of shells under parametric excitation and the decrease of the buckling load under step loading, as compared with the static case, are illustrated.     

Nonlinear buckling of torsion-loaded functionally graded cylindrical shells in thermal environment

Based on the nonlinear large deflection theory of cylindrical shells, this paper deals with the nonlinear buckling problem of functionally graded cylindrical shells under torsion load by using the energy method and the nonlinear strain–displacement relations of large deformation. The material properties of the functionally graded shells vary smoothly through the shell thickness according to a power law distribution of the volume fraction of the constituent materials. Meanwhile, on the base of taking the temperature-dependent material properties into account, various effects of external thermal environment on the critical state of the shell are also investigated. Numerical results show various effects of the inhomogeneous parameter, the dimensional parameters and external thermal environment on nonlinear buckling of functionally graded cylindrical shells under torsion. The present theoretical results are verified by those in literature.