Vibration of Thin Cylindrical Shells

Abstract

Starting from Flügge's three equations of motion for a uniform thin cylindrical shell, the paper gives a general solution, from which the dependence of natural frequencies on shell dimensions and mode number can be investigated for any end conditions. This solution requires the assumption of a natural frequency and the determination of the corresponding shell length for the prescribed end conditions. Numerical results are given for shells with clamped ends and for shells with free ends; the variation of frequency factor and of mode shape with dimensional and mode parameters is shown and the accuracy of approximate theories assessed.