Stability of Cylindrical Shells with Microdamages

Problems on bifurcational stability of cylindrical shells are formulated and solved within the framework of the Kirchhoff–Love hypotheses with regard for damageability in the precritical stress state. The damageability of the material is due to the inhomogeneity of its microstrength and is modeled by empty quasispherical pores whose distribution over the shell volume is statistically homogeneous and isotropic. The problems are solved for shells under axial and radial compression.     

Stability of Cylindrical Shells with Local Imperfections

We propose a nonlinear approach to the stability analysis of imperfect cylindrical shells under axial compression. The approach takes into account the initial deflections (imperfections) of the shell shape from cylindrical. A series of typical initial deflections is analyzed: local and longitudinal bulges (dents) and unilateral annular corrugations. A nonlinear stability problem is solved. The results are represented as plots of the nondimensional stress versus the nondimensional amplitude of initial deflections. It is shown that the capabilities of the nonlinear theory for estimating the critical stresses for thin shells have not been exhausted yet and that it could be used in future to explain some phenomena experimentally observed in shells     

Stability of Cylindrical Shells with High Ribs

The paper presents a technique for stability analysis of cylindrical shells reinforced with longitudinal elements in the form of a plate or a flanged plate. The effect of the widths of the plate and flange on the critical stress and buckling modes is analyzed     

Stability of Orthotropic Corrugated Cylindrical Shells

A technique for stability analysis of cylindrical shells with a corrugated midsurface is proposed. The wave crests are directed along the generatrix. The relations of shell theory include terms of higher order of smallness than those in the Mushtari–Donnell–Vlasov theory. The problem is solved using a variational equation. The Lamé parameter and curvature radius are variable and approximated by a discrete Fourier transform. The critical load and buckling mode are determined in solving an infinite system of equations for the coefficients of expansion of the resolving functions into trigonometric series. The solution accuracy increases owing to the presence of an aggregate of independent subsystems. Singularities in the buckling modes of corrugated shells corresponding to the minimum critical loads are determined. The basic, practically important conclusion is that both isotropic and orthotropic shells with sinusoidal corrugation are efficient only when their length, which depends on the waveformation parameters and the geometric and mechanical characteristics, is small     

Stability of Cylindrical Composite Shells under Torsion

The stability of fiber-reinforced cylindrical shells under torsion is analyzed in the case where the principal directions of elasticity in the layers do not coincide with the coordinate directions. The solution to the linearized equations of the technical theory of anisotropic shells is obtained in the form of trigonometric series. It is shown that for some reinforcement configurations the critical loads may depend on the direction of the torsional moment. It is also established that the minimum (in absolute value) eigenvalue does not always correspond to the critical load. This fact should be taken into account not only in the case of torsion but also in more complicated cases of loading __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 41, No. 10, pp. 100–107, October 2005.     

圆柱壳稳定性问题的研究进展

圆柱壳是工程实际中广泛应用的结构,其主要破坏形式是屈曲失稳．作为力学领域的经典问题,圆柱壳稳定性问题的研究非常之多．其中,受均匀轴向压力的圆柱壳由于临界屈曲载荷的理论预测值与早期试验结果之间的巨大差异,更是推动了壳体稳定性理论的不断发展．本文简要回顾了壳体稳定性理论的发展和分类,并对轴压圆柱壳体试验结果分散且远低于理论预测值的原因及含缺陷圆柱壳体的稳定性研究方法进行了总结,然后综述了地下空间顶管、储油罐、加筋圆柱壳及脱层圆柱壳等实际工程中广泛应用的圆柱壳结构稳定性研究的现状和趋势,最后展望了将来对工程应用中圆柱壳结构的稳定性研究的难点和方向．     

Nonlinear Oscillations and Stability of Parametrically Excited Cylindrical Shells

Based on Donnell shallow shell equations, the nonlinear vibrations and dynamic instability of axially loaded circular cylindrical shells under both static and harmonic forces is theoretically analyzed. First the problem is reduced to a finite degree-of-freedom one by using the Galerkin method; then the resulting set of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations of motion are solved by the Runge–Kutta method. To study the nonlinear behavior of the shell, several numerical strategies were used to obtain Poincaré maps, Lyapunov exponents, stable and unstable fixed points, bifurcation diagrams, and basins of attraction. Particular attention is paid to two dynamic instability phenomena that may arise under these loading conditions: parametric excitation of flexural modes and escape from the pre-buckling potential well. Calculations are carried out for the principal and secondary instability regions associated with the lowest natural frequency of the shell. Special attention is given to the determination of the instability boundaries in control space and the identification of the bifurcational events connected with these boundaries. The results clarify the importance of modal coupling in the post-buckling solution and the strong role of nonlinearities on the dynamics of cylindrical shells.     

Stability of Cylindrical Shells Made of Fibrous Composite with Damageable Matrix

The bifurcation stability problem for cylindrical shells made of fibrous composite with damageable matrix is formulated and solved __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 41, No. 6, pp. 105–112, June 2005.     

The Nonlinear Vibrations and Stability of Orthotropic Cylindrical Liquid-Carrying Shells Under Periodic Actions

The nonlinear resonance vibrations and stability of nonlinear orthotropic shells partially filled with a liquid and subjected to longitudinal and transverse periodic loading are studied. The equations of motion are derived with regard for the existence and nonlinear interaction of conjugate flexural modes of the shell. Stationary regimes for forced and parametric vibrations are found and analyzed for stability under the conditions of fundamental and subharmonic resonances. The amplitude–frequency characteristics of these regimes are constructed for various parameters of the system     

Stability of Cylindrical Shells Made of Fibrous Composites with One Symmetry Plane

Cylindrical shells produced by single-layer or cross winding are analyzed for stability. An approximate analytical solution is proposed. It allows evaluating the effect of an unbalanced laminate on the critical values of the axial load, intensity of external pressure, and shear forces. It is shown that the effect of imbalance weakens with increase in the number of laminas. In each specific case, the number of laminas at which the material can be considered orthotropic is determined __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 41, No. 6, pp. 113–120, June 2005.     

Timoshenko-Type Theory in the Stability Analysis of Corrugated Cylindrical Shells

A technique is proposed for stability analysis of longitudinally corrugated shells under axial compression. The technique employs the equations of the Timoshenko-type nonlinear theory of shells. The geometrical parameters of shells are specified on discrete set of points and are approximated by segments of Fourier series. Infinite systems of homogeneous algebraic equations are derived from a variational equation written in displacements to determine the critical loads and buckling modes. Specific types of corrugated isotropic metal and fiberglass shells are considered. The calculated results are compared with those obtained within the framework of the classical theory of shells. It is shown that the Timoshenko-type theory extends significantly the possibility of exact allowance for the geometrical parameters and material properties of corrugated shells compared with Kirchhoff–Love theory.     

Spatial Stability of Layered Anisotropic Cylindrical Shells Under Compressive Loads

International Applied Mechanics - An approach to solving spatial problems of the stress–strain state and stability of layered anisotropic cylindrical shells is developed. The anisotropy is...     

Nonlinear Theory of Dynamic Stability for Laminated Composite Cylindrical Shells

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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.     

On Design Models in Stability Problems for Corrugated Cylindrical Shells

Three design techniques for stability analysis of longitudinally corrugated cylindrical shells are examined. The first two account for the true geometry of the shell and the third one replaces the corrugated shell with an equivalent orthotropic shell using reduction formulas. The exact formulations employ classical and Timoshenko-type theories. The techniques are analyzed by an example of sinusoidally corrugated shells. It is shown that the exact formulation permits finding practically important relations for corrugation parameters, which raises considerably the specific critical loads.     

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.