Stochastic Analysis of Cylindrical Shell

Abstract

The paper deals with some chosen aspects of stochastic structural analysis and its application in the engineering practice. The main aim of the study is to apply the generalized stochastic perturbation techniques based on classical Taylor expansion with a single random variable for solution of stochastic problems in structural mechanics. The study is illustrated by numerical results concerning an industrial thin shell structure modeled as a 3-D structure.

Keywords

• Stochastic perturbation technique
• finite element method
• shell structure.