ABSTRACT
Nonlinear behaviour of clamped cylindrical shells under static and dynamic loading has been analysed following the technique of displacement formulations. Displacement equations are derived from the total potential energy of the shell applying Euler’s variational principle. The differential equations for the in-plane displacements have been solved completely and the final equation for normal displacement is solved by Galerkin’s technique. In the static case, central deflection for different normal loads have been evaluated for immovable and movable edge conditions. In the dynamic case, the ratio of nonlinear and linear frequencies have been computed against amplitude parameter. A comparative study with other results has been made in both cases.
