Abstract: Hamilton’s principle is used to derive equations of motion for a linear elastic three-layered ring. The theory includes the effects of shear deformation and rotatory inertia in each layer and ...

Abstract: Two experimental techniques devised to determine the mechanical properties for viscoelastic structures are demonstrated with experiments on polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). Circular rings are loaded ...

Abstract: Radial expansion and subsequent fracture into segments of thin-walled cylindrical shells at large initial strain rates are studied analytically and experimentally. The theory of probability along ...

Abstract: A semi-infinite, elastic, circular cylindrical shell is subjected to two uniform, radial pressure pulses, one a step pulse and the other a short-duration, rectangular pulse. Solutions for the ...