Nonlinear Mechanics of Shells and Plates in Composite, Soft and Biological Materials

Marco Amabili is Canada Research Chair Professor in Vibrations at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal. Considered one of the most distinguished scientists in his field of research, he is the author of over 430 papers, many of which are published in prestigious refereed international journals, including Nature Communications, as well as the book Nonlinear Vibrations and Stability of Shells and Plates (Cambridge, 2008). Professor Amabili is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and is a recipient of the Christophe Pierre Research Excellence Award from McGill University.

• 1. Classical nonlinear theories of elasticity of plates and shells; 2. Classical nonlinear theories of doubly curved shells; 3. Composite, sandwich, and functionally graded materials; 4. Nonlinear shell theory with thickness deformation; 5. Hyperelasticity of soft biological and rubber materials; 6. Nonlinear dynamics; 7. Viscoelasticity and damping; 8. Vibrations of rectangular plates; 9. Nonlinear stability and vibration of FGM rectangular plates under static and dynamic loads; 10. Nonlinear static and dynamic response of rectangular plates in rubber and biomaterial; 11. Vibrations of isotropic and laminated composite circular cylindrical shells; 12. Effect of boundary conditions on nonlinear vibrations of circular cylindrical shells; 13. Nonlinear static and dynamic response of a blood-filled and pressurized human aorta; 14. Nonlinear vibrations and stability of doubly curved shallow shells; 15. Nonlinear stability of circular cylindrical shells under static and dynamic axial loads.