Vibration of cylindrical shells with ring support

In this paper, a study on the vibration of thin cylindrical shells with ring supports is presented. The cylindrical shells have ring supports which are arbitrarily placed along the shell and which imposed a zero lateral deflection. The study is carried out using Sanders' shell theory. The governing equations are obtained using an energy functional with the Ritz method. Results are presented on the frequency characteristics, influence of ring support position and the influence of boundary conditions. The present analysis is validated by comparing results with those available in the literature. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.