The propagation of elastic stress waves in a conical shell subjected to axial impulsive loading is studied in this paper by
means of the finite element calculation and model experiments. It is shown that there are two axisymmetrical elastic stress
waves propagating with different velocities, i.e., the longitudinal wave and the bending wave. The attenuation of these waves
while propagating along the shell surface is discussed. It is found in experiments that the bending wave is also generated
when a longitudinal wave reflects from the fixed end of the shell, and both reflected waves will separate during the propagation
due to their different velocities.
Southwest Institute of Structural Mechanics 相似文献
The parametric excitation of an elevated water tower experiencing sloshing hydro-dynamic impact is studied using the multiple scales method. The liquid sloshing mass is replaced by a mechanical model in the form of a simple pendulum experiencing impacts with the tank walls. The impact loads are modeled based on a phenomenological representation in the form of a power function with a higher exponent. In this case the system equations of motion include impact nonlinearities (selected to be of fifth power) and cubic structural geometric nonlinearities. When the first mode is parametrically excited the system exhibits hard nonlinear behavior and the impact loading reduced the response amplitude. On the other hand, when the second mode is parametrically excited, the impact loading results in complex response behavior characterized by multiple steady state solutions, where the response switches from soft to hard nonlinear characteristics. Under combined parametric resonance, the system possesses a single steady-state response in the absence and in the presence of impact. However, the system behaves like a soft system in the absence of impact and like a hard system in the presence of impact. 相似文献