Abstract
The free-vibration natural frequencies of complete cylindrical shells, having different end conditions, and cylindrical panels have been investigated. The finite element method is used in which a strain-based cylindrical shell element is employed. This element satisfies the exact representation of rigid-body modes of displacements and all components of strains are assumed to be independent insofar as it is allowed by the compatibility equations. The element has only external degrees of freedom, five at each corner node, to avoid difficulties associated with higher-order elements. The stiffness and mass matrices are obtained using numerical integrations by the deployment of Gauss-Legendre quadrature points.
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