Analytical treatment for vibration analysis of partially cracked orthotropic and FGM submerged cylindrical shell with consideration of fluid-structure interaction

Abstract

Analytical solution for vibration analysis of orthotropic and FGM submerged cylindrical shell containing a surface crack of variable angular orientation is presented in this work. The governing equations in terms of transverse deflection of cracked-submerged shell have been derived using classical shell theory. The fluid forces associated with its inertial effects are added in the governing differential equation to incorporate the fluid–structure interaction effect. The line spring model (LSM) is used to formulate the crack coefficients to accommodate the effect of crack in the governing equation. Furthermore, the governing equation is solved using Donell–Mushtari–Vlasov (DMV) theory to get the fundamental frequency. The results are presented for frequency by giving the input parameters as crack length, crack orientation, and shell’s physical properties such as radius, thickness, and length of the shell.

Communicated by Wei-Chau Xie

Keywords:

• Crack
• fundamental frequency
• line spring model
• fluid–structure interaction
• cylindrical shell

Acknowledgments

This research work is not funded by any organization.

Disclosure statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.