Abstract: The concept of dynamic stability for suddenly‐loaded elastic structural configurations is presented. Moreover, the related criteria and estimates of critical conditions are analyzed. It is shown that dynamic instability ...

Abstract: The article presents a review of the field of dynamic stability of structures. By structure, one means a flexible solid and therefore applications to rigid solids are excluded. Since many ...

Abstract: Thin-walled cylinders of various constructions are widely used in simple or complex structural configurations. The round cylinder is commonly found in tubing and piping, and in offshore platforms. ...

Abstract: Axisymmetric vibrations of reinforced shallow. spherical caps manufactured from orthotropic materials are considered. The closed form solution is obtained for the natural frequency of the cap with a clamped and immovable ...

Abstract: A computational technique for incorporating stability and strength into the analysis of plane frameworks is presented. The procedure for computing critical and/or collapse loads and for identifying the corresponding failure ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the nonlinear dynamic response of a shallow sandwich shell subject to blast loading with consideration of core compressibility. The shallow shell consists of two laminated ...