Asymptotic and numerical analysis of the eigenvalue problem of a clamped cylindrical shell

We are interested in the asymptotic analysis of the eigenvalue problem of clamped cylindrical shells. We analyze the lowest eigenvalues as a function of the shell thickness t, the asymptotic behavior of the respective eigenfunctions, and show how the different displacement components and parts of the energy scale in t. As a consequence, we are able to single out the numerical difficulties of the problem, which, surprisingly for a formally bending inhibited problem, include the presence of locking. Extensive numerical tests are included.