Published: 30 September 2013

Study of vibration characteristics of the short thin cylindrical shells and its experiment

Zhong Luo1
Ning Sun2
Yu Wang3
Kai Zhang4
Qingkai Han5
1, 2, 4School of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Northeastern University, China
3School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation University of Science and Technology Liaoning, China
5School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
Corresponding Author:
Zhong Luo
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Abstract

The short thin cylindrical shells are important component used in rotating machinery and its function is to connect shafts and transmitted torque. The kind of components is always destroyed due to vibrational state, so it is necessary to further research on the vibration characteristics. In this paper, the vibration characteristics of short thin cylindrical shells are solved using the beam function method, the transfer matrix method and the finite element method respectively. The solving results of three calculating methods are compared by simulation in the clamped-free and clamped-clamped boundary conditions. The simulation results show that the solving results of the transfer matrix method are close to the results of finite element method, but the deviation of the results of the beam functions method is larger than the other two methods. Furthermore, the experiments of the short thin cylindrical shell in the clamped-free boundary conditions are studied. The experimental results verify that the transfer matrix method and the finite element method are applicability to solve the vibration characteristics of the short thin cylindrical shells.

1. Introduction

Short thin cylindrical shell usually means that the axial half-wave number is 1, and the ratios of thickness and other minimum parameter (i.e. diameter and length) is between 1/80 and 1/5 [1]. The short thin cylindrical shell has grown in importance with the increasing use of shell structures for a wide variety of applications in aerospace, shipbuilding, chemical machinery and other branches of engineering. It is important component used in rotating machinery and its function is to connect shafts and transmitted torque. It is subjected to centrifugal force, aerodynamic force, and vibration alternating force and other load during its working. The kind of components is always destroyed due to vibrational state. So it is necessary to further research on the vibration characteristics.

Currently numerous studies have been made to understand the vibration characteristic of the short thin cylindrical shell. In order to calculate the inherent characteristic of cantilever cylindrical shell, the Rayleigh-Ritz method, the axis-symmetry finite element method and the exact analytic method are employed by C. B. Sharma and D. J. Johns [2-3]. By using of the Love’s shell equations, the influence of boundary conditions for a thin rotating stiffened cylindrical shell is researched by Lee [4]. Vibration characteristics of the laminated cylindrical shell are studied, then influence of boundary conditions and geometric parameters for system dynamics characteristics is analyzed by Zhang [5]. Studies for dynamic characteristic of boundary conditions for thin cylindrical shells have also been carried out by Lam and Loy [6]. Li Xuebin presents a new approach of separation of variables in circular cylindrical shell analysis for arbitrary boundary conditions [7]. The instant response of the laminated shell is subject to radial impacting loads and axial pressure load, and the boundary condition investigated in the study is clamped-simply. The analysis is carried out using Love-type shell theory and the first order shear deformation theory by Jafari and Hamid [8, 9]. However, many of these studies are restricted to theory analyses. Studies for the contrast test of different analyze methods are seldom attempted, especially the experimental tests.

In this paper, the vibration characteristics of short thin cylindrical shells are solved using three analytical methods which is the beam function method, the transfer matrix method and the finite element method respectively, and then using the results of experiment confirmed the correctness and validity of analysis methods.

2. Analysis based on the beam function method

Figure 1 shows the nomenclature of a short thin cylindrical shell. The reference surface of the cylinder is taken at the middle surface where an orthogonal coordinate system (Oxθz) is fixed. The coordinates system (Oxθz) is the coordinates system (O'x'θ'r) translate R from origin O along r direction to one point of the middle surface. x-axis and x'-axis are parallel and in the same direction. θ-axis and θ'-axis are overlapping and in the same direction. z-axis and r-axis are overlapping. In the Figure 1, R is the radius, L is the length, h is the thickness, ρ is the material density, E is the Young's modulus and μ is the Poisson's ratio. The deformations of the cylindrical shell in the x, θ and z directions are denoted by u(x,θ,t), v(x,θ,t) and w(x,θ,t), respectively.

Fig. 1The structures of the thin-walled cylindrical shells

The structures of the thin-walled cylindrical shells

2.1. Dynamic functions

The dynamic functions for a short thin cylindrical shell which describe the vibration characteristics of the vertical, tangential and radial vibrate can be written as [10]:

1
ρH2ut2=K2ux2+1-μ2R22uθ2+1+μ2R2vxθ+μRwx,
2
ρH2vt2=K1+μ2R2uxθ+1-μ22vx2+1R22vθ2+1R2wθ
+D1R21-μ22vx2+1R22vθ2-3wx2θ-1R23wθ3,
3
ρH2wt2=D1R43vθ3  +1R23vx2θ-4wx4-1R44wθ4-2R24wx2θ2
-KμRux+1R2vθ+1R2w,

where K is the different membrane stiffness, D is the flexural rigidity; ρH2ut2, ρH2vt2 and ρH2wt2 are inertia item.

In terms of the displacements u, v and w is derived for the free vibration of a rotating cylindrical shell and be written in the following form:

4
L11u+L12v+L13w=0,L21u+L22v+L23w=0,L31u+L32v+L33w=0,

where Lij(i,j=1,2,3) are differential operators and can be written as follows:

L11=-ρH2t2+K2x2+K1-μ2R22θ2,
L12=K1+μ2R2xθ,
L13=KμRx,
L21=K1+μ2R2xθ,
L22=-ρH2t2+K1-μ22x2+K1R22θ2+D(1-μ)2R22x2+D1R42θ2,
L23=K1R2θ-D1R43θ3-D1R23x2θ,
L31=KμRx,
L32=K1R2θ-D1R43θ3-D1R23x2θ,
L33=ρH2t2+K1R2+D4x4+D1R44θ4+D2R24x2θ2.

2.2. Analytical method

The vibration mode functions of short thin cylindrical shell are derived for the axial beam function and the circumferential triangle function and can be written in the following form [10]:

5
ux,θ,t=m=1n=1U-mnΦux,θ,t=m=1n=1U-mnϕmuxφnuθ,t,vx,θ,t=m=1n=1V-mnΦvx,θ,t=m=1n=1V-mnϕmvxφnvθ,t,wx,θ,t=m=1n=1W-mnΦwx,θ,t=m=1n=1W-mnϕmwxφnwθ,t,

where U-mn, V-mn and W-mn are the displacement amplitudes, and m and n are the axial and circumferential wave numbers, respectively. φnu(θ,t), φnv(θ,t), φnw(θ,t), ϕmu(x), ϕmv(x) and ϕmw(x) are written as φnu(θ)=φnw(θ)=cos(nθ+ωmnt),φnv(θ)=sin(nθ+ωmnt) and ϕmu(x)=ϕmv(x)=ϕmw(x)=ϕ(x).

The functions φni(θ,t)     (i=u,v,w) are circumferential modal functions, where ωmn are the natural frequencies. The functions φmi(θ,t)   (i=u,v,w) are the axial modal functions. The functions are written as the beam functions which can be expressed in a general form as Eq. (6):

6
ϕx=a1coshλmxL+a2cosλmxL-σma3sinhλmxL+a4sinλmxL,

where λm, σm and ai(i=1, 2, 3, 4) are some constants with value depending on the boundary condition [11]. The parameters are given as follow for the following boundary conditions.

Table 1The parameters corresponding to boundary conditions

Boundary conditions
The parameters
S-S
λm=π, σm=1, a1=a2=a3=0, a4=1
C-C
λm=4.7297, σm=0.9825, a1=a3=1, a2=a4=-1
C-F
λm=3.9266, σm=0.7341, a1=a3=1, a2=a4=-1
S-C
λm=1.8751, σm=1.0008, a1=a3=1, a2=a4=-1

The Eq. (5) is substituted into Eq. (4) and Galerkin’s method is applied. The Eq. (4) can be written as:

7
0L02πLiju+Lijv+LijwΦsx,θ,tdθdx=0, i,j=1, 2, 3, s=u,v,w.

After performing the integration, Eq. (7) can be written in a matrix form as:

8
ω2+c11c12c13c21ω2+c22c23c31c32ω2+c33U-mnV-mnW-mn=0,

where cij (i=1, 2, 3; j=1, 2, 3) are equation coefficients and can be written as:

c11=KρHT2-n21-μ2R2, c12=KT1n1+μ2ρHRL, c13=KT1μρHRL, c21=-KT1n1+μL2ρHR,

c22=KR2+DρHR21-μ2T2-n2R2, c23=DnρHR2T2-n2R2-KnρHR2, c31=-KT1μLρHR,

c32=DnρHR2T2-n2R2-KnρHR2, c33=Dn2ρHR22T2-n2R2-KρHR2-DρHT3,

where T1, T2 and T3 are defined as:

T1=0Lϕ(x)ϕ'(x)dx0Lϕ(x)ϕ(x)dx, T2=0Lϕ(x)ϕ''(x)dx0Lϕ(x)ϕ(x)dx, T3=0Lϕ(x)ϕ''''(x)dx0Lϕ(x)ϕ(x)dx.

The Eq. (8) is solved by imposing non-trivial solutions condition and equating the determinant of the characteristic matrix to zero. A polynomial of the form can be obtained:

9
ω6+ω4β1+ω3β2+ω2β3+ωβ4+β5=0,

where βi are equation coefficients and can be written as:

β1=c11+c22+c33, β2=-2(c23+c32),

β3=c11c22+c11c33+c22c33-c12c21-c13c31-c23c32,

β4=2c13c21+c12c31-c11c23-c11c32,

β5=c11c22c33+c12c23c31+c13c21c32-c13c22c31-c11c23c32-c12c21c33.

Six ωimn (i=1, 2, , 6) are obtained by Eq. (9). Then the natural frequencies of the cylindrical shell are obtained by fimn=ωimn/(2π). The six natural frequencies are corresponding to a group of vibration mode. The smallest number is the natural frequencies of the short thin cylindrical shell [12].

3. Analysis based on the transfer matrix method

3.1. Fundamental equations

Figure 2 shows the nomenclature of a short thin cylindrical shell. The reference surface of the cylinder is taken at the middle surface where an orthogonal coordinate system (Oxθz) is fixed. The coordinates system (Oxθz) is the coordinates system (O'x'θ'r) translate R from origin O along r direction to one point of the middle surface. x-axis and x'-axis are parallel and in the same direction. θ-axis and θ'-axis are overlapping and in the same direction. z-axis and r-axis are overlapping. In the figure, R is the radius, L is the length, h is the thickness, ρ is the material density, E is the Young's modulus and μ is the Poisson's ratio. The deformations of the cylindrical shell in the x, θ and z directions are denoted by u(x,θ,t), v(x,θ,t) and w(x,θ,t), respectively. The short thin cylindrical shell is divided into N sections along its length. The length of every section is L1, L2, ..., Lk-1, Lk kN, respectively.

Fig. 2The segmented mode of the thin-walled cylindrical shells

The segmented mode of the thin-walled cylindrical shells

The bigger of N, the more accurate of the result is, but it spends more time on achieving the result. Thus, the N can’t be too large or too small. As shown in Table 2, the natural frequencies are very close when N is 3, 4 and 5. Considering the time and accuracy, the N is 3 in this paper.

Table 2The natural frequencies with different N (m=1, n=6)

N
1
2
3
4
5
Natural frequencies
14045.8
1377.44
1369.03
1369.02
1369.02

Based on the Kirchhoff theory, the shear Vx and transversal shear Sx are the following [13]:

10
Vx=Qx+1RMxθθ,
11
Sx=Nxθ+1RMxθ.

Using the Love shell theory, the shell's equilibrium equations are expressed as vibration differential equation [14]:

12
Nxs+NxθRθ-ρH2ut2=0,Sxx-MxθRx+NθRθ+QθR-ρH2vt2=0,Vxx-MxθRxθ+QθRθ-NθR-ρH2wt2=0,,

The relationship of generalized force, corner and middle surface displacement are:

13
Nx=Kux+μ1Rvθ+wR,
14
Mx=Dφxx-μR22wθ2,
15
Vx=Mxx-2R2D1-μ3wxθ2,
16
Sx=K1-μ21Ruθ+vx-1R2D(1-μ)2wxθ,
17
φx=-wx,

where K, D are the shell’s membrane stiffness, bending respectively.

The differential equations consist of Eq. (10)-(12), which contain 8 equations and 8 unknown variables. The unknown variables include 3 elastic displacement components, 1 rotation angle and 4 generalized force components. The unknown variables are expressed state vector which are defined as [15]:

18
Z(x)=[uvwφxMxVxSxNx]T.

Simplified Eq. (12) – Eq. (17) aiming at keeping only the state vector elements yields the following matrix equation:

19
dZ(x)dx=UZ(x).

The coefficient matrices U of 8×8 order can be expressed in a general form as:

20
U= 0-μRθ-μR00001-μ2Eh1Rθ00-h26R2θ0021+μEh00001000000-μR22θ20121-μ2Eh3000000-Eh361+μR22θ20-1000EhR2θEh312R44θ4+EhR2+ρh2t20μR22θ200μR0-EhR22θ2+ρh2t2Eh312R43θ3-EhR2θ0μR2θ00μRθρh2t200-Eh3121+μR32θ200-1Rθ0.

According to the geometric characteristics of thin-walled cylindrical shell, the middle surface generalized displacement and generalized force internal force of the short thin cylindrical shell along the θ direction are written as:

21
Zx,θ,t=m=1n=1u~xcosnθv~xsinnθw~xcosnθφ~xxcosnθM~xxcosnθV~xxcosnθS~xxsinnθN~xxcosnθejωt.

Substituting Eq. (21) into Eq. (19), the differential equation of modal function can be written as [16]:

22
dZ~(x)dx=U~Z~(x),

where Z~(x)=[u~v~w~φ~xM~xV~xS~xN~x]T.

The coefficient matrices U~ of 8×8 order can be expressed in a general form as:

23
U~=0U12U130000U18U2100U2400U270000U3400000U42U430U45000U5100U540U56U5700U62U630U6500U680U72U730U7500U78U8100U8400U870.

Suppose the cylinder is divided into N sections, stress state of any point on the arbitrary cross-section of shell as shown in Figure 3.

Fig. 3Stress state of any point on the arbitrary cross-section

Stress state of any point on the arbitrary cross-section

According to theory of solving differential equation, the general solution to state equation is the following:

24
Z~Lk=G~LkZ~Lk-1,

where Lk is the length of k th shell segment, G is transfer matrix and can be written as:

25
G~(Lk)=expU~Lk.

The modal function can be obtained by reusing transfer matrix and yields the following matrix equation:

26
Z~(H)=T~(ω)Z~(0),

where:

27
T~(ω)=G~N(LN)G~N-1(LN-1)LG~2(L2)G~1(L1).

The coefficient matrices U are obtained by Eq. (22). Using the Eq. (24) and Eq. (26), the transitive relation of the state vectors can be obtained. The transfer matrix T is 8×8 matrix and can be written by calculating Eq. (27):

28
uvwφsMsVsSsNs=T11T12T13T14T15T16T17T18T21T22T23T24T25T26T27T28T31T32T33T34T35T36T37T38T41T42T43T44T45T46T47T48T51T52T53T54T55T56T57T58T61T62T63T64T65T66T67T68T71T72T73T74T75T76T77T78T81T82T83T84T85T86T87T88uvwφsMsVsSsNs,

where Tij (i=1,2,,8;j=1,2,,8) are the transfer matrix coefficients.

3.2. Analytical method

The transfer matrixes are different on the different boundary conditions. The transfer matrixes are given as follows for the following boundary condition, and then the natural frequencies can be obtained.

a. Clamped-clamped

Set s=0, u=v=w=φx=0;

Set s=L, u=v=w=φx=0.

Substitute Eq. (29) into Eq. (28), Eq. (29) are expressed as following:

29
T'=T15T16T17T18T25T26T27T28T35T36T37T38T45T46T47T48.

The determinant of the coefficients of the matrix Τ' is zero:

30
Det(Τ')=0.

The matrix Τ' is the function of natural frequencies. So the natural frequencies corresponding to modal are obtained.

b. Clamped-free

Set s=0, u=v=w=φx=0;

Set s=L, Mx=Nx=Vx=Sx=0;

31
T'=T11T12T13T14T21T22T23T24T31T32T33T34T41T42T43T44.

The determinant of the coefficients of the matrix Τ' is zero. So the natural frequencies corresponding to modal are obtained.

4. Numerical computation based on finite element method

In the classical vibration theory, the basic equation of dynamic problems based on finite element methods is presented as follows [17]:

32
Mδ¨(t)+Cδ˙(t)+Kδ(t)=F,

where M is the total mass matrix, C is the total damping matrix, K is the total stiffness matrix, F is the total additional exciting force matrix, δ, δ˙ and δ¨ are the joint displacement, velocity and acceleration column matrixes respectively.

As the natural vibration frequency of structural system is calculated with the consideration that the free vibration is conducted under undamped conditions. The equation of the natural vibration frequency is expressed as:

33
Mδ¨(t)+Kδ(t)=0.

The solutions can be presumed as the following types:

34
δ=φsinω(t-t0),

where φ is the n order vector quantity, ω is the natural frequency.

The Eq. (33) is substituted into Eq. (34), and then generalized eigenvalue problems are obtained as follows:

35
Kφ-ω2Mφ=0, or [K-ω2M]φ=0.

According to the linear algebra theory, the necessary and sufficient conditions which allow Eq. (35) with untrivial solution are as follows:

36
det(K-ω2M)=0,

where n characteristic solutions can be obtained by solving these equations, such as ω12,φ1,ω22,φ2,, (ωn2,φn), among which ω1,ω2,, ωn stand for n natural frequencies of system, and correspond to 0ω1<ω2<<ωn.

For every natural frequencies of structure, relative amplitudes of each node from one group can be concluded based on Eq. (35). Eigenvectors such as φ1,φ2,,φn represent n natural modes of vibration of structure. Their amplitudes can be set as follows:

37
φiTMφi=1   (i=1, 2, 3,,n).

Natural mode of vibration is orthogonal compared to matrix M. Natural mode of vibration is defined as:

38
Φ=[φ1φ2φn].

Then it can be obtained as follows:

39
Ω2=diag(ω12ω22ωn2).

The characters of characteristic solution can be also expressed as:

40
ΦTΩΦ=I,     ΦTKΦ=Ω2,

where Φ and Ω2 are the natural mode of vibration matrix and natural frequency matrix respectively.

5. The results of the three analytical methods

The natural frequencies of the static state of the cylindrical shell under clamped – free and clamped boundary conditions are calculated by the transfer matrix method, the beam function method and the finite element method, respectively, and make further verification of the natural frequencies. Table 3 shows the basic parameters of the thin-walled cylindrical shell.

Table 3The basic parameters of the thin-walled cylindrical shell

Young
modulus
E (Pa)
Poisson's
ratio
μ
Density
ρ
(kg/m3)
Length
L
(mm)
Thickness
H
(mm)
Inside
radius
R (mm)
External
radius
R (mm)
Material
2.12×1011
0.3
7850
95
2
142
144
Structural steel

Table 4The first 20 order natural frequencies in the clamped – free boundary conditions (Unit: Hz)

Order
1 order
2 order
3 order
4 order
5 order
Modal shape description
m= 1, n= 6
m= 1, n= 5
m= 1, n= 7
m= 1, n= 4
m= 1, n= 8
Transfer matrix
1369
1424
1500
1701
1768
Beam function
1717
1858
1734
2168
1893
Finite element
1380
1450
1497
1739
1756
Order
6 order
7 order
8 order
9 order
10 order
Modal shape description
m= 1, n= 9
m= 1, n= 3
m= 1, n= 10
m= 1, n= 11
m= 1, n= 2
Transfer matrix
2131
2230
2567
3062
3091
Beam function
2174
2701
2552
3010
3636
Finite element
2115
2274
2550
3048
3137
Order
11 order
12 order
13 order
14 order
15 order
Modal shape description
m= 1, n= 12
m= 2, n= 7
m= 2, n= 8
m= 2, n= 6
m= 2, n= 9
Transfer matrix
3612
3611
3633
3752
3801
Beam function
3536
3369
3411
3457
3572
Finite element
3607
3686
3721
3818
3909
Order
16 order
17 order
18 order
19 order
20 order
Modal shape description
m= 2, n= 5
m= 1, n= 13
m= 2, n= 10
m= 1, n= 1
m= 2, n= 4
Transfer matrix
4062
4215
4092
4437
4519
Beam function
3683
4124
3841
4935
4062
Finite element
4118
4223
4225
4476
4564

The natural frequencies of the cylindrical shell under clamped – free are calculated by the transfer matrix method, the beam function method and the finite element method respectively. Table 4 and Fig. 4 shows that the results of the transfer matrix method and the finite element method calculation are very close, the result of beam function method calculation is close to those of transfer matrix method and the finite element method calculation only at the place of 6th order, the 8th order, the 9th order and the 11th order, the frequencies of other orders are quite different.

The natural frequencies of the cylindrical shell under both ends clamped boundary conditions are calculated by the transfer matrix method, the beam function method and the finite element method, respectively. Table 5 and Fig. 5 shows that the results of transfer matrix method and the finite element method calculation are very close, the result of beam function method calculation is close to those of transfer matrix method and the finite element method calculation only at the place of 8th order, the 10th order and the 12th order, the frequencies of other orders are quite different.

Fig. 4The frequencies comparison of the three methods in the clamped – free boundary condition

The frequencies comparison of the three methods in the clamped – free boundary condition

Table 5The first 20 order natural frequencies in the both ends clamped boundary condition (Unit: Hz)

Order
1 order
2 order
3 order
4 order
5 order
Modal shape description
m= 1, n= 7
m= 1, n= 8
m= 1, n= 6
m= 1, n= 9
m= 1, n= 5
Transfer matrix
3051
3105
3136
3285
3369
Beam function
3239
3282
3332
3449
3572
Finite element
3115
3172
3198
3358
3428
Order
6 order
7 order
8 order
9 order
10 order
Modal shape description
m= 1, n= 10
m= 1, n= 4
m= 1, n= 11
m= 1, n= 3
m= 1, n= 12
Transfer matrix
3576
3761
3964
4322
4435
Beam function
3726
3967
4100
4522
4559
Finite element
3657
3816
4059
4368
4547
Order
11 order
12 order
13 order
14 order
15 order
Modal shape description
m= 1, n= 2
m= 1, n= 13
m= 1, n= 1
m= 1, n= 14
m= 2, n= 7
Transfer matrix
5034
4981
5759
5592
5804
Beam function
5209
5094
5881
5696
5696
Finite element
5066
5126
5770
5774
5943
Order
16 order
17 order
18 order
19 order
20 order
Modal shape description
m= 2, n= 6
m= 2, n= 8
m= 2, n= 5
m= 1, n= 0
m= 2, n= 9
Transfer matrix
5862
5836
5996
6103
5963
Beam function
5930
5929
6059
6189
6067
Finite element
5974
6012
6086
6101
6179

Fig. 5The frequencies comparison of the three methods in the both ends clamped boundary condition

The frequencies comparison of the three methods in the both ends clamped boundary condition

6. Experimental test and comparison

A method for identification the natural frequencies and the mode shape of cantilever circular cylindrical shells is presented, when striking it with a hammer. The hammering test system is shown in Fig. 6, they are impact measurement system consisting of modal hammer, polytec, LMS measurement system and a high-performance computer and so on.

Fig. 6Impact measurement system for modal of cantilever circular cylindrical shells

Impact measurement system for modal of cantilever circular cylindrical shells

Table 6The results of experiments and finite element method

Order
Modal shape description
Experiment
Finite element
Difference (%)
1
1,6
1065.3
1380
22.80
2
1,7
1310.6
1497
12.45
3
1,8
1627.9
1756
7.29
4
1,9
2005.6
2115
5.17
5
1,10
2436.1
2550
4.47
6
1,11
2916.0
3048
4.33

The natural characteristics are obtained by the way of multi-point excitation and a single point response, the drum is divided into five laps, and 36 points per circle, the sensors are fixed in the point (lap 10th point), an incentive hammer hammers sequentially 5×36 points.

The results are shown in Table 6 and Fig. 7. The results of the transfer matrix method and the finite element method are close to that of experiments, while the results vary wildly between the transfer matrix method and the beam functions method, however the operation time of the beam functions method is short, and its calculation process is simple.

Fig. 7Three algorithms compared to experimental results

Three algorithms compared to experimental results

7. Conclusions

In this paper, analytical method (beam functions method), semi-analytical method (transfer matrix method) and numerical methods (finite element method) are presented to solve the natural characteristics of thin-walled cylindrical shell. The results in the clamped-free and clamped-clamped boundary conditions are focused on comparison. Furthermore, the experiments of the short thin cylindrical shell in the clamped-free boundary conditions are studied, which demonstrated that:

(1) Results of transfer matrix method and finite element method are basically similar, while great difference is obtained by beam functions method.

(2) Further studies by experiment have confirmed that the results obtained by transfer matrix method and finite element method are more accurate and efficient.

(3) Due to the influence of factors such as geometrical dimension, material parameters, machining accuracy and chucking ways, the biases between experimental results and calculation results is inevitable, but identical trends are observed during the study.

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About this article

Received
10 May 2013
Accepted
04 September 2013
Published
30 September 2013
Keywords
short thin cylindrical shell
vibration characteristics
natural frequencies
beam functions method
transfer matrix method
finite element method
Acknowledgements

This work is supported by National Science Foundation of China (51105064), National Program on Key Basic Research Project (2012CB026000), and Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (201202056).