VIBRATIONS OF THICK-WALLED HOLLOW CYLINDERS: APPROXIMATE THEORY,

Abstract

An approximate theory (with sample calculations is presented) for the thickness eigenmodes of an infinitely long hollow cylinder of arbitrary wall thickness, and subject to a variety of boundary conditions. Beginning with the earlier observation (see AD-626 737) that the coupling between shear and compression waves in the solid wall is weak, a perturbation theory is deduced by which approximate eigenfrequencies can easily be computed by hand, with accuracy better than several percent provided the number of radial nodes is more than a few. The perturbation method can also be used to compute the attenuation of sound in the cylinder wall. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0626738

Entities

People

  • J. F. Bird

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Attenuation
  • Boundaries
  • Compression
  • Compression Waves
  • Couplings
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Waves
  • Observation
  • Perturbation Theory
  • Perturbations
  • Thickness
  • Vibration
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Structural Dynamics.