Table 8: Comparison of Normalized Central Moments, , of [0/90/0] Cylindrical (R1 = ∞, R2/a = 3) Panels under Uniform Load for Different a/h Ratios, Computed Using Three Shear Deformation Theories

Normalized Central Moment,, of [0/90/0] Cylindrical Panels (R1 = ∞, R2/a = 3) under Uniform Load

Boundary Condition

 

a/h

 

LCST

(Zig-Zag)

FEA [113]

TSDT

[95,96,101,102]

FSDT

[115]

Relative Degree of Shear Flexibility(Zig-Zag vs. TSDT)

SS1 [101,115]

4

 

107.576

108.817

Zig-Zag theory yields somewhat greater shear-flexibility than TSDT

(-8.494% vs. -1.169%)

SS3 [113,115]

4

99.29

107.239

108.507

SS4 [115]

4

 

90.967

93.390

SS2/SS3 [95]

4

 

107.202

108.473

C4/SS3 [96]

4

 

40.967

 

C3 [102,115]

4

 

31.867

 

SS1 [101,115]

10

 

122.196

123.030

Zig-Zag theory yields slightly greater shear-flexibility than TSDT

(-3.218% vs. -0.715%)

SS3 [113,115]

10

118.13

121.185

122.058

SS4 [115]

10

 

82.772

84.606

SS2/SS3 [95]

10

 

121.078

121.956

C4/SS3 [96]

10

 

44.975

 

C3 [102,115]

10

 

36.203

 

%Relative Degree of Shear Flexibility= SDTxFSDT FSDT 100,x=ZigZag or HSDT