Structural Study of Four-Layered Cylindrical Shell Comprising Ring Support

Abstract

In this work, the vibration analysis of a layered, cylinder-shaped shell is undertaken. The structure of the shell layers is composed of functionally graded and isotropic materials. The vibrations of four-layered cylindrical shells with a ring support along the axial direction are investigated in this research. The two internal layers are composed of isotropic materials, and the external two layers are composed of functionally graded materials. The outer functionally graded material layers considered are stainless steel, zirconia, and nickel. The inner two isotropic layers considered are aluminum and stainless steel. The shell frequency equation is acquired by employing the Rayleigh–Ritz method under the shell theory of Sanders. The trigonometric volume fraction law is used to sort the functionally graded material composition of the FGM layers. The natural frequencies are attained under two boundary conditions, namely simply supported–simply supported and clamped–clamped.

Keywords

• cylindrical shell
• Sanders’ shell theory
• ring support
• functionally graded materials