Coupled thermoelasticity of an axially symmetric cylindrical shell

Abstract A thin cylindrical shell under general thermal and mechanical shocks is considered. The fields of displacements and temperature are assumed to be coupled through a system of dynamic thermoelastic equations. The method of solution is based on Galerkin finite element and Kantorouich approximation for space and time domains. The approximation is applied to the lateral deflection of the shell, the mean wall temperature, and the thermal gradient through the thickness. The resulting thermal stress waves, temperature wave, and displacement waves are obtained and plotted.