Research Article

A Semianalytical Approach for Free Vibration Characteristics of Functionally Graded Spherical Shell Based on First-Order Shear Deformation Theory

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Comparison of the first two mode shapes of the present method, FEM, and experiment. (a) The first mode shape (n = 1, m = 1). (b) The second mode shape (n = 2, m = 1).
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