P. W. Smith, Jr.
Kevin D. LePage
J. Gregory McDaniel
Gregory L. Duckworth
Robert J. Barile
Bolt Beranek and Newman, Inc., 70 Fawcett St., Cambridge, MA 02138
The response of a simple cylindrical shell terminated by rigid endcaps to
various axisymmetric mechanical excitations is determined using the SARA 2-D
finite element code. By assuming that the response of the shell is primarily
composed of structural waves, which satisfy the fluid-loaded shell equations,
the structural wave reflection matrix of the endcap is determined through an
over-constrained system of equations. Results for the frequency range, 2