Effects of Thermal Loading on the Buckling and Vibration of Ring-Stiffened Functionally Graded Shell

A theoretical method is developed to investigate the effects of thermal load and ring stiffeners on buckling and vibration characteristics of the functionally graded cylindrical shells, based on the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) considering rotary inertia. Heat conduction equation across the shell thickness is used to determine the temperature distribution. Material properties are assumed to be graded across the shell wall thickness of according to a power-law, in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents. The Rayleigh–Ritz procedure is applied to obtain the frequency equation. The effects of stiffener's number and size on natural frequency of functionally graded cylindrical shells are investigated. Moreover, the influences of material composition, thermal loading and shell geometry parameters on buckling and vibration are studied. The obtained results have been compared with the analytical results of other researchers, which showed good agreement. The new features of thermal vibration and buckling of ring-stiffened functionally graded cylindrical shells and some meaningful and interesting results obtained in this article are helpful for the application and the design of functionally graded structures under thermal and mechanical loads.

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