The 6th International Conference on

Engineering Mechanics and Automation (ICEMA 6)

Hanoi, October 15÷16, 2021

Dynamic analysis of composite stepped ring-

stiffened cylindrical shells with various material
properties
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1st Quoc Hung Nguyen 2nd Manh Cuong Nguyen

Hanoi University of Science and Hanoi University of Science and
Technology Technology
School of Mechanical Engineering School of Mechanical Engineering
Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
hung.nq1395@gmail.com cuong.nguyenmanh1@hust.edu.vn
Abstract—This study developpes the continuous elements method (CEM) for studying the vibration of composite stepped ring-
stiffened made different materials. The dynamic stiffness matrix of the studied structure has been constructed by using a procedure
of assembling continuous elements of cylindrical shells and annular plates having various material properties. Obtained solutions
on natural frequencies and harmonic responses by our formulation are compared to results of other approaches and to those of
FEM to demonstrate the advantages of CEM: higher precision, time and resources of computing saved, size model reduced even in
medium and high frequency range. In addition, the effects of shell and material properties are also investigated.
Keywords— Dynamics stiffness matrix, Continuous Element Method, composite shell, stepped shells, ring-stiffened cylindrical shells,
vibration of shell.