On a problem of the vibration of functionally graded conical shells with mixed boundary conditions

This paper presents a theoretical approach to solve vibration problems of functionally graded (FG) truncated conical shells under mixed boundary conditions. The material properties of FG shell are assumed to vary continuously through the thickness of the conical shell. The fundamental relations, motion and strain compatibility equations of FG truncated conical shells are derived by means of the Airy stress function method. Two cases of mixed boundary conditions are investigated. The basic equations are solved by using Galerkin method and fundamental cyclic frequencies of FG truncated conical shells are obtained. The results are compared and validated with the results available in the literature. The detailed parametric studies are carried out to investigate the influences of radius-to-thickness ratio, lengths-to-radius ratio, material composition and mixed boundary conditions on the fundamental cyclic frequencies of truncated conical shells.