There are numerous engineering applications for high-speed rotating structures which rotate about their symmetric axes. For example, free-flight sub-munition projectiles rotate at high speeds in order to achieve an aerodynamically-stable flight. This is the first book of its kind to provide a comprehensive and systematic description of rotating shell dynamics. It not only provides the basic derivation of the dynamic governing equations for rotating shells, but documents benchmark results for free vibration, critical speed and parametric resonance. It is written in a simple and clear manner making it accessible both the expert and graduate student. The first monograph to provide a detailed description of rotating shell dynamics Dynamic problems such as free vibration and dynamic stability are examined in detail, for basic shells of revolutions.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260) and index.

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Cover -- front cover -- Rotating Shell Dynamics -- copyright -- PREFACE -- FOREWORD -- AUTHORS' BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- CONTENTS -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Rotating shells of revolution. -- 1.2 Historical development of the dynamics of shells. -- 1.3 About this monograph. -- 2. Fundamental Theory of Rotating Shells of Revolution -- 2.1 Basic considerations and assumptions. -- 2.2 Shell kinematic strain-displacement relations. -- 2.3 Resultant stress-strain relations in constitutive shell models. -- 2.4 Governing equations of motion. -- 2.5 Eigenvalue analysis of boundary value problems. -- 3. Free Vibration of Thin Rotating Cylindrical Shells -- 3.1 Introduction. -- 3.2 Theoretical development: rotating thin cylindrical shell. -- 3.4 Frequency characteristics. -- 4. Free Vibration of Thin Rotating Conical Shells -- 4.1 Introduction. -- 4.2 Theoretical development: rotating conical shell. -- 4.3 Numerical implementation. -- 4.4 Frequency characteristics. -- 5. Free Vibration of Thick Rotating Cylindrical Shells -- 5.1 Introduction. -- 5.2 Natural frequency analysis by Mindlin shell theory. -- 5.3 Analysis of vibrational mode by FEM with nonlinear kinematics. -- 6. Critical Speed and Dynamic Stability of Thin Rotating Isotropic Cylindrical Shells -- 6.1 Introduction. -- 6.2 Theoretical development: axially loaded rotating shells. -- 6.3 Numerical implementation. -- 6.4 Critical speeds and instability regions. -- REFERENCES -- SUBJECT INDEX -- Last Page.

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