ABSTRACT Fluid-loaded nested cylindrical shells are modelled using a doubled-walled cylindrical shell structure closed at each end by circular end plates and excited by a transverse force at one end. The effects of various influencing factors on the radiated sound power are examined corresponding to non-concentricity of the cylindrical shells, entrained fluid and rib connections in the annular ...

In practice, the submarine's major internal equipment is mounted to welded plating foundations, but submarine designers have been looking at the recent French innovation whereby the major internal equipment is mounted to a large truss/cradle structure through point supports. The focus of this research investigates the effects of radial point supports on the stability behavior of cylindrical she...

A new closed form formulation of three-dimensional (3-D) refined higher-order shell theory (RHOST) to analyze the free vibration of composite circular cylindrical shells has been presented in this article. The shell is considered to be laminated with orthotropic layers and simply supported boundary conditions. The proposed theory is used to investigate the effects of the in-plane and rotary ine...

Composite stiffened cylindrical shells are widely used as primary elements in aerospace structures. In the recent years, there has been a growing research interest in optimum design of composite stiffened cylindrical shell structures for stability under buckling load.  This paper focuses upon the development of an efficient optimization of ring-stringer stiffened cylindrical shell. The opti...

Using numerical and asymptotic methods, the lowest natural frequencies vibration modes of a structure consisting closed circular cylindrical shell with an end cap attached to it, having shape shallow spherical segment, are studied in paper. Three types vibrations described. Eigenfrequencies first type, close shell, were previous works. In this paper, we study forms second type (cylindrical shel...

The aim of this study is to investigatethe effective parameters on vibrations of circular cylindrical shells with fixed rotary speed andresting elastic foundation by means of analytical and finite element numerical simulation. First, the governing equations are derived using the theory of Donnell, considering the centrifugal forces,Coriolis acceleration, and the initial annular tension. Then, t...