Study on Dynamic Response of Cylindrical Shells under Combined Load

In order to study the dynamic response of the cylindrical shell structure which is similar to the missile cabin under the combined effects of axial compressive load and radial aerodynamic load, the equilibrium equation of dynamic response of cylindrical shell is derived based on the Hamilton's principle. The displacement response of cylindrical shell is calculated through employing the numerical method. The calculation results show that the axial displacement response and the radial displacement response of cylindrical shell are much greater than the circumferential displacement response; the radial displacement will be maximum when the excitation frequencies are 285Hz, 594Hz, 1039Hz, 1062Hz, 1093Hz, 1962Hz and 1987Hz; the axial displacement will be maximum when the corresponding excitation frequencies are 81Hz and 294Hz; the peak values of displacement response in non-load plane are not all obtained at the resonance frequency and a certain effect is generated due to the modal coupling.