NUMERICAL STRESS ANALYSIS FOR THIN CONICAL SHELLS WITH NON-UNIFORM WALL THICKNESS SUBJECTED TO AXISYMMETRIC LOADS

摘要

The deflection, slope, and stresses (In the hoop and axial directions on both surfaces) is obtained, by a numerical method, for a shell of revolution having a linearly varying wall thickness and a linearly varying radius subjected to uniform pressure, an arbitrary axial temperature gradient, and arbitrary edge loads or motions. Examples comparing the numerical solution with analytical or experimental results are given.