Accession Number:

AD0686446

Title:

STATIC, FREE VIBRATION, AND STABILITY ANALYSIS OF THIN, ELASTIC SHELLS OF REVOLUTION

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept. Apr 1966-Jul 1968

Corporate Author:

LEHIGH UNIV BETHLEHEM PA

Personal Author(s):

• Kalnins, Arturs

Report Date:

1968-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

508.0

Abstract:

This project was undertaken to present workable methods of analyses for thin, elastic shells of revolution, and to provide computer programs for performing such analyses. By means of these methods, the following problems for a thin, elastic shell of revolution can be solved 1 stresses and deflections can be determined when the shell is subjected to arbitrary mechanical andor thermal loads 2 natural frequencies and mode shapes can be found for free vibration when the shell is subjected to or is free of prestress 3 buckling loads, according to the classical stability theory, can be found when the shell is subjected to axisymmetric or sinusoidal nonsymmetric prestress. Author

Descriptors:

• *ELASTIC SHELLS
• BODIES OF REVOLUTION
• BUCKLING
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• DEFLECTION
• ELASTIC PROPERTIES
• STABILITY
• STRESSES
• VIBRATION

Subject Categories:

• Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE