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Table 29 Shear, moment, slope and deflection formulas for long and short thin-walled cylindrical shells under
axisymmetric loading

Case 12Long Shell With Left End Free; Uniform Radial Pressure from a to b

Long shell with left end free

Uniform radial pressure from a to b

Notation file Provides a description of Table 29 and the notation used.

Enter dimensions, properties and loading

Length:
L 120 in

Radius to outer edge:

R 22 in

Thickness: t 0.3 in

6 lbf
Modulus of elasticity: E 30 10
2
in

Poisson's ratio: ν 0.3

lbf
Uniform radial pressure: q 150
2
in
Distance to beginning of load from left end:
a 60 in

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Distance to end of load from left end:
b 64 in

Constants D and l are preliminary shell constants used in determining boundary values; they are also used in
determining other shell constants.

1
4
2
1 ν 1
λ 3 λ 0.50
2 2 in
R t

3
E t D 74175.82 lbf in
D
2
12 1 ν

Conditions For these computations to be valid, the following condition must be true.

(L - a)>6/l

6
L a 60.00 in 11.99 in
λ

For these computations to be valid, the following condition must also be true.If the condition is not
true, the equations do not hold.

(R/t) >10

R
73.33
t

The remainder of this document displays the general plate functions and constants used in the equations above.

F1 x cosh λ x cos λ x C1 cosh λ L cos λ L

F2 x cosh λ x sin λ x sinh λ x cos λ x C2 cosh λ L sin λ L sinh λ

C3 sinh λ L sin λ L
F3 x sinh λ x sin λ x

F4 x cosh λ x sin λ x sinh λ x cos λ x C4 cosh λ L sin λ L sinh λ

Fa1 x x a cosh λ x a cos λ x a

Fa2 x x a cosh λ x a sin λ x a sinh λ x a cos λ x a

Fa3 x x a sinh λ x a sin λ x a

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Fa4 x x a cosh λ x a sin λ x a sinh λ x a cos λ x a

Fa5 x x a Fa1 x Fa6 x 2 λ x a x a Fa2

Fb1 x x b cosh λ x b cos λ x b

Fb2 x x b cosh λ x b sin λ x b sinh λ x b cos λ x b

Fb3 x x b sinh λ x b sin λ x b

Fb4 x x b cosh λ x b sin λ x b sinh λ x b cos λ x b

Fb5 x x b Fb1 x Fb6 x 2 λ x b x b Fb2

2 2
C11 sinh λ L sin λ L C12 cosh λ L sinh λ L cos

2 2
C13 cosh λ L sinh λ L cos λ L sin λ L C14 sinh λ L sin λ L

Ca1 cosh λ L a cos λ L a Ca2 cosh λ L a sin λ L a

1 λ a
A1 e cos λ a Ca3 sinh λ L a sin λ L a
2

1 λ a
A2 e sin λ a cos λ a Ca4 cosh λ L a sin λ L a
2

1 λ a
A3 e sin λ a Ca5 1 Ca1
2

1 λ a
A4 e sin λ a cos λ a Ca6 2 λ L a Ca2
2

1 λ b 1 λ b
B1 e cos λ b B2 e sin λ b cos λ
2 2

1 λ b 1 λ b
B3 e sin λ b B4 e sin λ b cos λ
2 2

Boundary conditions (end deformations)

Deformations at A:

q
yA B2 A2 16
4 yA 8.32 10 in
2 D λ

q 14
ψA B3 A3 ψA 4.50 10 deg
3
D λ
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Load terms as a function of x, axial direction of shell

q q
LTV x Fa2 x Fb2 x LTψ x Fa4 x Fb4 x
2 λ 3
4 D λ

q q
LTM x Fa3 x Fb3 x LTy x Fa5 x Fb5 x
2 4
2 λ 4 D λ

Graphs and formulas for shear, moment, slope and deflection as a function of x, axial direction of the shell

Note: To find the maximum and minimum values of a graphed function, simply click once on the
graph and read the extreme values to the left of the plot.

L x ranges from 0 to L, the length of the beam.

x 0 in , .. L
100

xp is any point of interest along the beam.

xp 60 in

Shear:

3 2 lbf
V x yA 2 D λ F2 x ψA 2 D λ F3 x LTV x V xp 88.38
in

for k 1 ..length x
Vy V x
k k

x in
Cshear augment , Vy
in lbf

8 y

-4

-8

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-8 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56
-20
Cshear

Moment:
2 lbf in
M x yA 2 D λ F3 x ψA D λ F4 x LTM x M xp 18.40
in

for k 1 ..length x
My M x
k k

x in
Cmomt augment , My
in lbf in

8 y

0 x

-4

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-16
Cmomt

Slope:

ψ x ψA F1 x yA λ F4 x LTψ x ψ xp 0.11 deg

for k 1 ..length x
ψy ψ x
k k

x 1
Cslope augment , ψy
in deg

8 y

0 x

-4

-8

-12

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Cslope
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slope

Deflection:

ψA
y x yA F1 x F2 x LTy x y xp 0.00 in
2 λ

for k 1 ..length x
Dy y x
k k

x 1
Cdeflec augment , Dy
in in

8 y

0 x

-4

-8

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Cdeflec

Graphs and formulas for membrane and bending stresses as a function of x, the axial direction of the shell

Meridional membrane stress:

lbf lbf
σ1 x 0 σ1 xp 0.00
2 2
in in

for k 1 ..length x
σ1y σ1 x
k k

2
x in
Cσ1 augment , σ1y
in lbf

8 y

0 x

-4

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-8

-12
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Cσ1

Circumferential membrane stress:

y x E lbf
σ2 x ν σ1 x σ2 xp 5810.26
R 2
in

for k 1 ..length x
σ2y σ2 x
k k

2
x in
Cσ2 augment , σ2y
in lbf

8 y

0 x

-4

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Cσ2

Meridional bending stress:

6 M x lbf
σ'1 x σ'1 xp 1226.44
2 2
t in

for k 1 ..length x
σ'1y σ'1 x
k k

2
x in
Cσ'1 augment , σ'1y
in lbf

8 y

0 x

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-4

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Cσ'1

Circumferential bending stress:

σ'2 x ν σ'1 x lbf

σ'2 xp 367.93
2
in

for k 1 ..length x
σ'2y σ'2 x
k k

2
x in
Cσ'2 augment , σ'2y
in lbf

8 y

0 x

-4

-8

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Cσ'2

Average meridional radial shear stress:

V x lbf
τ x τ xp 294.60
t 2
in

for k 1 ..length x
τy τ x
k k

2
x in
Cτ augment , τy
in lbf

8 y

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0 x

-4

-8

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Cτ

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