Problem 11.18. Truncated cone without upper ring

Upper ring of the cone given in Problem 11.17 is removed. (The vertical line load, p = 10 kN/m at the upper edge. The radius of the top edge of the cone is a1 = 10 m, the radius of the bottom edge of the cone is a2 = 20 m, α0 = 60°. Thickness of the shell is h = 10 cm.) Determine the bending moment arising from the vertical edge load. 

Membrane solution of the cone is derived in Example 11.2.

Solve Problem

Solve

Maximum bending moment, Mmax [kNm/m]=

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Steps

Step by step

Follow steps in Example 11.11.

Step 1. Determine the force component which causes the bending of the top edge.

Check perpendicular component

Force at the edge has a component in the direction of the meridian force and one which is perpendicular to it, the latter one, p – which is equal to the shear force at the edge – causes the bending of the shell.

p=pcosα=10.00×cos60°=5.00 kNm

Step 2. Calculate the bending moment from the edge disturbance.

Check moment

The moment is approximated by the moment of the osculating cylinder subjected to a line load p:

See Figure 10.45a and Eq.(11-82).

Mmax=p2λ3D0.64λ2D=p0.32λ=p0.321.32Rt=p0.321.32a1sinαt=         =5.000.321.3210.0sin60°×0.1=1.303 kNmm

The maximum bending moment occurs at a distance

0.6Rt=0.6a1sinα0t=0.610.0sin60°×0.1=0.6447 m

from the support.

Results

Worked out solution

Follow steps in Example 11.11.

Force at the edge has a component in the direction of the meridian force and one which is perpendicular to it, the latter one, p – which is equal to the shear force at the edge – causes the bending of the shell.

p=pcosα=10.00×cos60°=5.00 kNm

The moment is approximated by the moment of the osculating cylinder subjected to a line load p:

See Figure 10.45a and Eq.(11-82).

Mmax=p2λ3D0.64λ2D=p0.32λ=p0.321.32Rt=p0.321.32a1sinαt=         =5.000.321.3210.0sin60°×0.1=1.303 kNmm

The maximum bending moment occurs at a distance

0.6Rt=0.6a1sinα0t=0.610.0sin60°×0.1=0.6447 m

from the support.