Deformation and Stress in a Cylindrical Shell Hanging on Ropes

Abstract

In this investigation, the deformations and stresses in a cylindrical shell under its own weight which is hanging on two wire ropes, are studied by an exact method using a fundamental differential equation for a thin cylindrical shell introduced by one of the authors, K. Mizoguchi. The deformations of a cylindrical pipe without end plates are said to become large. It is therefore discussed about whether it is all right or not to suspend a shell on ropes. Furthermore the problem of a cylindrical shell lifted up at a uniform acceleration is investigated. As a result, it is seen that the deformations of the cross section of a shell are almost invariable in the axial direction, and are different from the beam-like bending deformations.