Abstract: The problem of wave propagation in elastic shells within the framework of a linear theory of a Cosserat surface is treated using the method of singular wave curves. The equations for determining ...

Abstract: Nonlinear equations are derived for the axisymmetric deformation of thin, cylindrical shells made of Mooney-Rivlin materials and subject to arbitrarily large strains and rotations. These equations ...

Abstract: The axisymmetric behavior of both shallow, and deep, ring-loaded spherical caps, which are simply supported but otherwise unconstrained at their edges, is investigated using a large-strain shell ...