Table of Contents:
  • Nonlinear theories of elasticity of plates and shells
  • Nonlinear theories of doubly curved shells for conventional and advanced materials
  • Introduction to nonlinear dynamics
  • Vibrations of rectangular plates
  • Vibrations of empty and fluid-filled circular cylindrical shells
  • Reduced-order models : proper orthogonal decomposition and nonlinear normal modes
  • Comparison of different shell theories for nonlinear vibrations and stability of circular cylindrical shells
  • Effect of boundary conditions on large-amplitude vibrations of circular cylindrical shells
  • Vibrations of circular cylindrical panels with different boundary conditions
  • Nonlinear vibrations and stability of doubly curved shallow-shells : isotropic and laminated materials
  • Meshless discretization of plates and shells of complex shapes by using the R-functions
  • Vibrations of circular plates and rotating disks
  • Nonlinear stability of circular cylindrical shells under static and dynamic axial loads
  • Nonlinear stability and vibration of circular shells conveying fluid
  • Nonlinear supersonic flutter of circular cylindrical shells with imperfections.