Shell-like Structures

By: Holm Altenbach and Victor Eremeyev

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Synopsis: The book presents mathematical and mechanical aspects of the theory of plates and shells, applications in civil, aero-space and mechanical engineering, as well in other areas. The focus relates to the following problems: * comprehensive review of the most popular theories of plates and shells, * relations between three-dimensional theories and two-dimensional ones, * presentation of recently developed new refined plates and shells theories (for example, the micropolar theory or gradient-type theories), * modeling of coupled effects in shells and plates related to electromagnetic and temperature fields, phase transitions, diffusion, etc. , * applications in modeling of non-classical objects like, for example, nanostructures, * presentation of actual numerical tools based on the finite element approach.