Experimental and analytical evaluation of the dynamic characteristics of conical shells

摘要

Truncated conical shaped shell structures are used in various engineering applications such as components of missiles and spacecrafts and liquid containers for elevated water tanks. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the dynamic characteristics of such type of shell structures when subjected to a transverse dynamic excitation. This paper focuses on conical steel vessels as superstructure of elevated tanks. However, results of the study can be applied to other conical shell applications.