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The vibration properties of the submerged sandwich cylindrical shell with a viscoelastic core are investigated in this paper. Considering the acoustic-structure coupling, the analytical model of the submerged sandwich cylindrical shell that can handle three medium conditions including fluid-filled, fluid-loaded, and fluid-filled and -loaded is derived based on the wave propagation approach and the Flügge thin-shell theory. The vibration properties of the sandwich cylindrical shell under different medium and boundary conditions are analyzed, followed by a comparison of the damping effect of the constrained damping layer. Finally, an analysis is conducted on the influence of thicknesses of viscoelastic and constrained layers on vibration spectrum and natural frequency under fluid-filled and -loaded conditions. An experimental platform was established to conduct relevant experiments. Several important conclusions can be drawn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on the Flügge theory and orthotropic theory, the acoustic vibration coupling model of ring-stiffened cylindrical shell is established by using the wave propagation method and virtual source method. And the effects of water immersion on both sides, free surface, and hydrostatic pressure on the cylindrical shell are considered in the coupling model. Muller three-point iterative method is used to solve the coupling frequency. The calculation results of degradation theory are compared with COMSOL's calculation results and experimental results, respectively, which verifies the reliability of the theoretical method. Finally, the influence of fluid load, ring rib parameters, boundary conditions, hydrostatic pressure, and free surface on the coupled vibration of ring-stiffened cylindrical shell is analyzed by an example. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]