By
D. Shilkrut, Mechanical Engineering Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
E. Riks, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Delft, The Netherlands
Description
Stability of NonLinear Shells is a compilation of the author's work on analyzing the behaviour of spherical caps and related
shell structures under various (axisymmetric) load systems. Differing from other texts on shells of revolution, it is one of the first
attempts to deal with effects of multi-parameter load systems. This extension leads to the discovery of some new, hitherto unknown phenomena
exhibited by these structures. In addition, the book presents a novel way to characterize properties of solutions of the governing equations
for spherical caps - a classification anchored in a theory called reciprocal systems. The author has introduced a deformation map, a
projection of multi-dimensional solutions to two-dimensional graphs, to enable analysts to gain insight into the physical meaning of
the results obtained.
Numerous examples illustrate the concepts introduced. This book also comes to grips with many misconceptions
existing in engineering literature about the question of the stability of solutions.
Included in series
Studies in Applied Mechanics
Audience:
For researchers and structural engineers in the aeronautical, mechanical and civil engineering disciplines.
