Abstract: A thin conical shell theory, which includes the effects of transverse and rotary inertias and transverse shear deformation, is used to analyze the response of a conical shell to longitudinal ...

Abstract: A number of elastic wave problems which involve one space variable are treated, in a unified manner, by a system of second-order hyperbolic partial differential equations, with the generalized ...

Abstract: The reflections and transmissions of longitudinal strain pulses in cylindrical shells having cross-sectional area discontinuities are studied both analytically and experimentally. Three different ...

Abstract: Three bar-of-revolution theories are developed. The most inclusive theory is equivalent to the Mindlin-McNiven theory for circular bars in that it includes radial, axial shear, and longitudinal ...

Abstract: The accuracy of the lamination theory in transient wave propagation problems was studied. In-plane and shear-bending impact experiments were conducted with graphite epoxy angle-ply and cross-ply ...