An Integral Equation Solution for Limit Loads Applied to Lugs on Cylindrical Shells

1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. N. Brooks

A lower-bound limit analysis of loaded integral lugs on cylindrical shells is presented. Normal force and circumferential and longitudinal moment loadings on the lug are considered. The equilibrium solution, necessary for a lower bound, is obtained as a convolution integral of the concentrated load solutions of linear shallow shell theory. The load distribution is chosen to satisfy the yield condition everywhere, while maximizing the load. A simplified yield condition in terms of the shell stress resultants is used. Failure is assumed to occur in the shell, not the lug. Encouraging comparisons with available experimental results for moment-loaded rectangular lugs on pipes are presented. The use of shallow shell theory enables the problem geometry to be described by one less parameter than complete shell theory.

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 346-358
Author(s):  
Fuchun Yang ◽  
Xiaofeng Jiang ◽  
Fuxin Du

Abstract Free vibrations of rotating cylindrical shells with distributed springs were studied. Based on the Flügge shell theory, the governing equations of rotating cylindrical shells with distributed springs were derived under typical boundary conditions. Multicomponent modal functions were used to satisfy the distributed springs around the circumference. The natural responses were analyzed using the Galerkin method. The effects of parameters, rotation speed, stiffness, and ratios of thickness/radius and length/radius, on natural response were also examined.


Author(s):  
Katsuhisa Fujita ◽  
Makoto Katou

The unstable phenomena of thin cylindrical shells subjected to annular axial flow are investigated. In this paper, the analytical model is composed of an elastic axisymmetric shell and a rigid one which are arranged co-axially. Considering the fluid structure interaction between shells and fluid flowing through an annular narrow passage, the coupled equation of motion is derived using Flu¨gge’s shell theory and Navier-Stokes equations. The unstable phenomena of thin cylindrical shells are clarified by using the root locus based on the complex eigenvalue analysis. The numerical parameter studies on the shells with a freely supported end and a rigid one, and with both simply supported ends, are performed taking the dimensins of shells, the characteristics of flowing fluid so on as parameters. The influence of these parameters on the threshold of instability of the coupled vibration between thin cylindrical shells and annular axial flowing fluid are investigated and discussed.


1980 ◽  
Vol 24 (01) ◽  
pp. 24-30
Author(s):  
S. Anantha Ramu ◽  
K. J. Iyengar

The determination of the inelastic response of cylindrical shells under general impulsive loads is of relevance to marine structures such as submarines, in analyzing their slamming damages. The present study is concerned with the plastic response of a simply supported cylindrical shell under a general axisymmetric impulsive load. The impulsive load is assumed to impart an axisymmetric velocity to the shell, with a Gaussian distribution along the longitudinal axis of the shell. A simplified Tresca yield condition is used. The shell response is determined for various forms of impulses ranging from a concentrated impulse to a uniform impulse over the entire length of the shell. Conclusions about the influence of geometry of the shell and the spatial distribution of impulse on the plastic behavior of cylindrical shells are presented.


2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Pellicano ◽  
Marco Amabili ◽  
Michael P. Païdoussis

Abstract The nonlinear vibrations of simply supported, circular cylindrical shells, having geometric nonlinearities is analyzed. Donnell’s nonlinear shallow-shell theory is used, and the partial differential equations are spatially discretized by means of the Galerkin procedure, using a large number of degrees of freedom. A symbolic manipulation code is developed for the discretization, allowing an unlimited number of modes. In the displacement expansion particular care is given to the comparison functions in order to reduce as much as possible the dimension of the dynamical system, without losing accuracy. Both driven and companion modes are included, allowing for traveling-wave response of the shell. The fundamental role of the axisymmetric modes, which are included in the expansion, is confirmed and a convergence analysis is performed. The effect of the geometric shell characteristics, radius, length and thickness, on the nonlinear behavior is analyzed.


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