Abstract
Cylindrical shells are one of the most widely used structural elements in modern construction engineering. Consequently, this type of shell has been studied by many researchers and will continue to draw attentions in the future. Recently published review articles cover quite extensively developments in the analysis of laminated composite shells [1, 2]. Therefore, this chapter focuses primarily on the analysis of laminated cylindrical shells using the Ritz method. The initial parts of this chapter deal with the fundamental equations of elasticity in conjunction with cylindrical shell structures. Then, simple but accurate numerical solution procedures based on the Ritz method are given. Simple algebraic and Bezier polynomials are used for the solution. Finally, the discussions end with some numerical examples involving free vibration analysis of complete cylindrical shells of finite length and of deep cylindrical open panels.
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