A numerical solution for vibration analysis of composite laminated conical, cylindrical shell and annular plate structures

Abstract This paper focuses on the free vibration analysis of composite laminated conical, cylindrical shells and annular plates with various boundary conditions based on the first order shear deformation theory, using the Haar wavelet discretization method. The equations of motion are derived by applying the Hamilton’s principle. The displacement and rotation fields are expressed as products of Fourier series for the circumferential direction and Haar wavelet series and their integral along the meridional direction. The constants appearing from the integrating process are determined by boundary conditions, and thus the equations of motion as well as the boundary condition equations are transformed into a set of algebraic equations. Then natural frequencies of the laminated shells are obtained by solving algebraic equations. Accuracy, stability and reliability of the current method are validated by comparing the present results with those in the literature and very good agreement is observed. Effects of some geometrical and material parameters on the natural frequencies of composite shells are discussed and some representative mode shapes are given for illustrative purposes. Some new results for laminated shells are presented, which may serve as benchmark solutions.