Nonlinear response of imperfect eccentrically stiffened ceramic-metal-ceramic FGM thin circular cylindrical shells surrounded on elastic foundations and subjected to axial compression

In this paper, an analytical approach is presented to investigate the nonlinear static buckling and post-buckling for imperfect eccentrically stiffened functionally graded thin circular cylindrical shells surrounded on elastic foundation with ceramic-metal-ceramic layers (S-FGM) and subjected to axial compression. The Lekhnitsky smeared stiffeners technique with Pasternak type elastic foundation, stress function and Bubnov-Galerkin method are applied. Numerical results are given for evaluating effects of material and geometrical properties, elastic foundations and eccentrically outside stiffeners on the buckling and post-buckling of the S-FGM shells. The obtained results are validated by comparing with those in the literature. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.