A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS FOR CYLINDRICAL SHELLS AND PLATES.

Abstract

A general approximate solution procedure applicable to the analysis of thin cylindrical shells is presented. The procedure is also applicable to the analysis of thin flat plates if the curvature of the shell is set equal to zero. The solution procedure is applicable to any portion of an isotropic or anisotropic cylindrical shell (or plate) subjected to arbitrary boundary conditions, surface pressures and temperature effects. Variations of the normal pressure, thickness, material properties and temperature effects are approximated stepwise. The radius of curvature of the reference surface of the shell must be constant, however, the distance from the reference surface to the middle surface may be varied in a stepwise manner. The solution is developed by utilizing the Ritz variational method in conjunction with a finite element respresentation of the shell. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0703705

Entities

People

  • Leonard R. Herrmann

Organizations

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Curvature
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Lines (Geometry)
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Thickness
  • Variational Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.