Funicularity in elastic domes: Coupled effects of shape and thickness

An historical overview is presented concerning the theory of shell structures and thin domes. Early conjectures proposed, among others, by French, German, and Russian Authors are discussed. Static and kinematic matrix operator equations are formulated explicitly in the case of shells of revolution a...

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Main Authors: Accornero Federico, Carpinteri Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021-05-01
Series:Curved and Layered Structures
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cls-2021-0017