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Vibration of waffle cylinders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

R. Karmakar*
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of TechnologyKharagpur, India

Summary

A vibration analysis of waffle cylinders with various stiffener configurations is made using the energy method. The frequency factors of the stiffened cylinders are obtained in terms of various non-dimensional parameters. To make a comparative study, the frequency factors are maximised for a fixed cylinder mass and stiffener eccentricity ratio. It is observed that spiral and circumferential configurations are efficient whereas axial stiffening is detrimental.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1982 

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