Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volume 53, Number 3, 2015, pages 575-587

DOI: 10.12989/sem.2015.53.3.575

Vibration of sumberged functionally graded cylindrical shell based on first order shear deformation theory using wave propagation method

Hossein Farahani and Farzan Barati

Abstract

This paper focuses on vibration analysis of functionally graded cylindrical shell submerged in an incompressible fluid. The equation is established considering axial and lateral hydrostatic pressure based on first order shear deformation theory of shell motion using the wave propagation approach and classic Flügge shell equations. To study accuracy of the present analysis, a comparison carried out with a known data and the finite element package ABAQUS. With this method the effects of shell parameters, m, n, h/R, L/R, different boundary conditions and different power-law exponent of material of functionally graded cylindrical shells, on the frequencies are investigated. The results obtained from the present approach show good agreement with published results.

Key Words

vibration; submerged cylindrical shell; functionally graded material; first order shear deformation theory; wave propagation approach; Flügge shell equations

Address

Hossein Farahani: Department of Mechanics, College of Engineering, Hamedan Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran Farzan Barati: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan Brunch, Hamedan, Iran