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Table 31 Formulas for discontinuity stresses and deformations at the junctions

of shells and plates

Case 4a Cylindrical Shell Connected to a Circular

Plate; Internal Pressure

Reference: Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain 6th Edition

Cylindrical shell connected to a circular plate

Internal pressure q

Notation file Provides a description of Table 31 and the notation used.

Case 4b Note 1:There is no axial load on the left cylinder. An annular line load at
radius R2 on the right shell balances any axial pressure on the joint. For
an enclosed pressure vessel, superpose an axial load P = qb12 using
Case 4b.

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Note 2: For external pressure, substitute -q for q, and a1 for b1 in the load terms, which are defined
below.

Cylindrical shell dimensions and properties:

thickness: t1 0.25 in

Inner radius: b 1 7.075 in

Outer radius: a1 b 1 t1 7.325 in

a1 b 1
Mean radius: R1 7.200 in
2

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Elastic modulus: E1 9.9 10 psi

Poisson's ratio: 1 0.33

Circular-plate dimensions and properties:

Radius of annular line load: R2 b 1

Outer radius: a2 a1

Thickness: t2 0.5 in

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Modulus of elasticity: E2 9.9 10 psi

Poisson's ratio: 2 0.33

Internal pressure: q 50 psi

Radius of common circumference: RA R1

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Constants D, , and Kpn are preliminary shell constants used in determining boundary values
(below); they are also used in determining other shell constants:

3
E1 t 1
D1 14.47 kip in
12 1 1
2

3
E2 t 2
D2 115.7 kip in
12 1 2
2

1
4
3 1 2
1
1
0.9531
1
2 2 in
R1 t 1
1
4
3 1 2
2
2
0.6799
1
2 2 in
R2 t 2

2
R1 1 2
Kp1 1 1.487

2
a2 1 2

Kp2 2 R2 b 1
2
Kp1 R2 R1
2 2
74.42 in

2 R2 b 1 Kp1 2 R2 R1 R2 R1
2 2 2 2

2 R2
4 R1 ln R
1
1
2
12 1 2
2
3.270

Cn terms are secondary shell constants used in the loading terms for determining shear stresses
and deflections in each member:

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2
E1 E1 t2 R1 Kp1
CAA1 395.3 CAA2 38.15 CAA CAA1 CAA2 433.4
3 6 D2
2 D1 1

E1 t1 E1 t1 t2 R1 Kp1
CAB1 94.18 CAB2 28.62
2 4 D2
2 D1 1

2 2
E1 t 1 E1 t1 R1 Kp1
CBB1 44.88 CBB2 28.62
D1 1 2 D2

CAB CAB1 CAB2 65.56 CBB CBB1 CBB2 73.49

LTn terms are load constants used in the load terms and in the determination of shear force, moment,
normal force, radial deflection and rotation. For thin-walled members (R/t>10), the load correction terms
LTAC and LTBC should be neglected:

2
b 1 R1 E1 t 2 b 1 3
LTA1 815.0 LTA2 Kp2 2.766 10
2 32 D2 t1 R1
t1

2
E1 b 1 3
LTB1 0 LTB2 Kp2 2.766 10
16 D2 R1

LTAC 0 LTBC 0

3 3
LTA LTA1 LTA2 LTAC 3.581 10 LTB LTB1 LTB2 LTBC 2.766 10

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Loading terms Kn terms are the loading terms used to solve for shear force, moment, normal force,
radial deflection and rotation:

LTA CBB LTB CAB LTB CAA LTA CAB

KV1 16.13 KM1 52.03
2 2
CAA CBB CAB CAA CBB CAB

General formulas for moment, shear and normal forces, deflection and rotation at the
junction of the two shells
2
Unit moment: M 1 q t1 KM1 162.6 lbf

lbf
Unit meridional shear force: V1 q t1 KV1 201.7
in

lbf
Unit meridional axial (normal) force: N1 0
in

q t1
RA LTA1 KV1 CAA1 0.8355 mil
Radial deflection of common circumference: E1 K C
M1 AB1

Rotation of the meridian at the common circumference:

q 3
A
E1

KV1 CAB1 KM1 CBB1 4.119 10 rad

Formulas for the stresses in the left cylinder at the junction

N1
Meridional membrane stress: 1 0 ksi
t1

RA E1
Circumferential membrane stress: 2 1 1 1.149 ksi
RA

6 M 1
Meridional bending stress: '1 15.61 ksi
2
t1

Circumferential bending stress: '2 1 '1 5.151 ksi

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Cylinder von Mises Stress Cylinder von Mises Stress at the junction

2 2 2 2
VM 1 2 1 2 1.149 ksi 'VM '1 '2 '1 '2 13.78 ksi

The closed-form solution will now be compared to the 2D axisymmetric FEA Solution from CAEFEM

'VM_FEA 14.20 ksi

'VM_FEA 'VM
%'VM 3.1 %
'VM

The closed-form von Mises stresses at the junction of the circular-cap disc to the cylindrical shell
compare favorably with the 2D axisymmetric FEA prediction results. This paper demonstrate that
closed-form solutions for relatively simple configurations can be utilize to check the FEA results
as the FEA is often most expedient method of obtaining numerical results.

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Axial direction, Z

von Mises Stress is 14.20 ksi

Radial direction, r

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