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.... Guest , S. D. , Kebadze , E. , and Pellegrino , S. , 2010 , “ A Zero-Stiffness Elastic Shell Structure ,” Journal of the Mechanics of Materials and Structures , in press. Kebadze , E. , Guest , S. D. , and Pellegrino , S. , 2004 , “ Bistable Prestressed Shell Structures...

... 2010 19 08 2010 buckling carbon nanotubes continuum mechanics shells (structures) van der Waals forces Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess novel physical properties such as high stiffness-to-weight ratio, high strength-to-weight ratio, and excellent electrical and thermal...

... Springman , R. M. , and Bassani , J. L. , 2009 , “ Mechano-Chemical Coupling in the Adhesion of Thin-Shell Structures ,” J. Mech. Phys. Solids 0022-5096 , 57 , pp. 909 – 931 . 10.1016/j.jmps.2009.02.002 Johnson , K. L. , Kendall , K. , and Roberts , A. D. , 1971...

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..., to classical laminated shell theories for which the displacements are constant through the thickness. See Part I of this paper for a detailed presentation procedure of the low-frequency vibration analysis. high-frequency effects laminates shells (structures) vibrations 05 09 2007 22 05...

... in the long-wave range. Moreover, it recovers the approximate three-dimensional stress state in both long- and short-wavelength ranges. elasticity laminates shells (structures) variational techniques vibrations Because laminated composite shells are increasingly being used in various...

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.... The potential benefits in the use of the reduced stiffness theoretical results to allow specification of the optimal designs are illustrated. 07 08 2006 27 08 2007 13 05 2008 buckling elasticity fibre reinforced plastics shells (structures) structural engineering fiber...

... for the tested materials is slightly sensitive to the torsion amplitude in dynamic loading, contrary to the quasistatic one. 24 01 2006 22 10 2006 01 05 2008 aluminium buckling carbon steel copper impact (mechanical) mechanical strength plastic flow shells (structures) torsion...

... 2008 shells (structures) error analysis elasticity Quasi-shallow (Q-S) shell theory, the independent extension by Libai 1 and Koiter 2 of Marguerre’s shallow shell theory 3 , assumes only that L , a typical wavelength of the deformation pattern (Koiter’s phrase), is small...