Behavior of Shells Composed of Isotropic and Composite Materials

Dr. Vinson is the H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Delaware. In 1977 he received the ONR-AIAA Structural Mechanics Award for his research in composite materials, and in 1981 he was awarded an ASME Centennial Award. He is active as a consultant to government and industry. He recently received a Fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for 1985. He has been Chairman of the American Organizing Committee for the Japan-United States Conferences on Composite Materials three times (1981, 1983 and 1986).

Dr. Vinson is H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Delaware. An established leader in the field of composite mechanics, Dr. Vinson is also recognised for clear and readable exposition. This book complements his bestselling Kluwer textbook The Behavior of Structures Composed of Composite Materials. 'This book is the most modern text to appear on the subject of elastic shells and is highly recommended to structural design engineers, structural analysts, composites specialists, and research engineers involved with shell structures.' Aiaa Journal 32:4 1994

• I Isotropic Shells.- 1 Curvilinear Coordinate Systems.- 2 Derivation of the Governing Equations for Thin Shells.- 3 Cylindrical Shells.- 4 Shells of Revolution Subjected to Axially Symmetric Loads.- 5 Conical Shells.- 6 Spherical Shells.- 7 Shells Of Other Shapes.- 8 Thermoelastic Effects on Shells.- 9 Laminated Shells and Adhesive Bonded Joints.- 10 Energy Methods for Shells.- 11 Elastic Stability of Shells.- 12 Vibration of Isotropic Shells.- 13 Very Thick Walled Cylindrical Shells.- II Composite Shells.- 14 Anisotropic Elasticity and Laminate Theory.- 15 Cylindrical Shells of Composite Materials.- 16 Composite Conical Shells.- 17 Orthotropic Shells of Revolution Including Transverse Shear Deformation and Thermal Thickening.- 18 Ellipsoidal and Spherical Composite Shells.- 19 Paraboloidal Shells Of Revolution.- 20 Buckling of Composite Material Shells.- 21 Vibrations of Shells Composed of Composite Materials.- 22 Energy Methods in Composite Material Shells.- 23 Very Thick Walled Composite Shells.- 24 Shells of Sandwich Construction.- Appendix Solutions To Select Problems.- Author Index.