Contains end-of-chapter examples and problem/solution sets, as well as a catalog of solutions for cylindrical and spherical shells and tables of the most commonly used plates and shells!

This up-to-the-minute reference/text presents the most recent principles of thin plate and shell theories-emphasizing novel analytical and numerical methods for solving linear and nonlinear plate and shell dilemmas, new theories for the design and analysis of thin plate-shell structures, and real-world numerical solutions, mechanics, and plate and shell models for engineering applications.

Offers state-of-the-art computer processes for finite difference, finite element, boundary element, and boundary collocation methods, as well as other variational and numerical methods!

Thin Plates and Shells covers

• load resistance mechanisms of plate and shell structures under static, dynamic, and thermal loadings
• comparisons of plate and shell models with beam, arch, and truss structures
• classical and up-to-date plate and shell theories
• stress analyses for plate and shell structures
• buckling analysis of isotropic, orthotropic, stiffened, and sandwich plates and shells
• formulation of elastic stability criteria
• rectangular, circular, elliptical, triangular, semicircular, parallelogram, and wedge plate forms
• and more!

Containing over 2200 references, equations, tables, and drawings, Thin Plates and Shells is an indispensable reference for civil, mechanical, structural, chemical, aeronautical, aerospace, nuclear, and marine engineers; stress and design analysts; and biomechanists; and an invaluable text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.