On free vibration of a rotating truncated circular orthotropic conical shell

Abstract

This article presents a method to study the free vibration of a rotating truncated circular orthotropic conical shell with simply-supported boundary conditions at both ends. Based on the Love first approximation theory and considering the centrifugal and Coriolis accelerations as well as the initial hoop tension, this article studies the frequency characteristics for various geometric and material properties. A detailed discussion is also made for the effects of material orthotropy and cone angle on the frequency characteristics. The present method proves to be reliable and accurate by comparing with available results in the literature.