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Lecture 8.7 : Basic Analysis of Shell Structures

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1. INTRODUCTION

2. BENDING AND STRETCHING OF THIN SHELLS

3. BUCKLING OF SHELLS - LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR BUCKLING THEORY

4. POST-BUCKLING BEHAVIOUR OF THIN SHELLS

5. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF SHELL BUCKLING

6. BUCKLING AND POST-BUCKLING BEHAVIOUR OF STRUTS, PLATES AND SHELLS

7. IMPERFECTION SENSITIVITY

8. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

9. REFERENCES

10. ADDITIONAL READING