Free Vibrations and Buckling of a Thin Cylindrical Shell of Variable Thickness with Curvelinear Edge

Abstract

Low-frequency vibrations and buckling under an uniform external lateral pressure of a thin cylindrical shell of variable thickness with curvelinear edge are analyzed. The asymptotic and finite element methods are used to get the vibration frequencies and critical loads. The vibration and buckling modes are also presented. The comparison of numerical and asymptotic results is performed.