Theories of Plates and Shells: Critical Review and New Applications

Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
The Theory of Simple Elastic Shells....Pages 1-12
Geometric Boundary Layers in Shells With Mixed Type....Pages 13-20
FEM and Time Stepping Procedures in Non-Linear Dynamics of Flexible Branched Shell Structures....Pages 21-28
Dynamic Stiffness Vibration Analysis for Higher Order Plate Models....Pages 29-38
Anisotropic Thermo-Creep-Damage in 3D Thick Plate vs. Reissner’s Approach....Pages 39-44
On a Fast Method for Buckling Load Calculations of Incomplete Ribbed Shells....Pages 45-52
Adaptive Wavelet-Algorithms for Inelastic Shells....Pages 53-60
On the Effect of Transverse Core Compressibility on the Buckling of Sandwich Shells....Pages 61-68
Drape Simulation of Flexible Structures....Pages 69-76
Universal Dynamic Theory of Shells....Pages 77-84
On Consistent Second-Order Plate Theories....Pages 85-96
2-D Model of Stressed Plate Derived From the 3-D Elasticity Theory Model....Pages 97-106
Thickness Flexible Theory With Generalized Core Warping for Plane Sandwich Structures....Pages 107-116
On the Finite Element Analysis of Layered Structures With Thin Piezoelectric Actuators and Sensors....Pages 117-124
Free Waves in Incoherent Slabs....Pages 125-132
Inelastic Behaviour of Stepped Square Plates....Pages 133-140
An Assessment of Classical and Refined Plate Theories Derived From the Principle of Virtual Displacements....Pages 141-148
Stochastic Finite Element Analysis of Plates. Theory and Application....Pages 149-156
On Nonlinear Theory of Rigid-Flexible Shells Without the Kirchhoff Hypotheses....Pages 157-164
Shell and Solid Type Finite Element Analysis of Creep in Thin-Walled Structures....Pages 165-176
An Asymptotic Model for Long-Wave Symmetric Motion of a Pre-Stressed Incompressible Plate With Fixed Faces....Pages 177-184
Construction of the Theory of Piezoelectric Shells and Plates....Pages 185-192
Boundary Layers Near the Reflected and Transmitted Dilatational Wave Fronts in a Composite Cylindrical Shell....Pages 193-200
On Some Interior and Boundary Effects in Thin Plates Based on the Asymmetric Theory of Elasticity....Pages 201-210
On the Numerical Simulation of Thin Textile Reinforced Concrete Layers for the Strengthening of Shell Structures Using a Surface-Related Shell Theory....Pages 211-218
Refined Wave Theories of Plates and Shells....Pages 219-224
On Dynamics of Thin Plates With a Periodic Structure....Pages 225-232
Critical Review of the Contemporary State of the Theory and Design Methods of Ribbed Plates and Shells....Pages 233-238