Stresses and strains in cylindrical shells

Citation

Williams, Harry Edwin (1956) Stresses and strains in cylindrical shells. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03272007-143555

Abstract

As a consequence of assuming that the circumferential normal strain and in-plane shear strain of a cylindrical shell vanish, a relatively simple differential equation is derived which can be readily solved. An investigation of the frequencies of harmonic vibration of each Fourier component of the shell leads to a criterion determining a range of wave numbers within which the approximate method leads to satisfactory results. Experimental measurements show that solutions of the approximate equation are accurate except in the vicinity of a sharp variation of the load intensity, and so long as the length to diameter ratio of the shell is sufficiently large

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