Vibration of Laminated Shells and Plates









Preface

This is the first book on the title subject. There are many reasons for presenting this book

to the engineering community at large. Among which are the enormous literature that

appeared during the past decades on the subject, the new applications of composite

structures, and the added attention given to vibration issues by engineering customers.

Many engineering designs are driven by vibrations in today’s engineering environment.

This book documents some of the latest research in the field of vibration of composite

shells and plates and fills certain gaps in this area of research.



The literature on the subject have exploded during the past few decades necessitating

such a book. This subject received no or little attention three decades ago. In fact, the

monographs published then on vibration of plates and vibration of shells by Leissa dealt

mainly with isotropic plates and shells. It touched only briefly on shells other than

isotropic. New survey articles revealed that the literature on composite shells and their

vibrations have expanded rapidly since then. In fact, the literature found on shell

vibrations between 1989 and 2000 was more than all that found prior to 1970.

Furthermore, laminated composite shells are increasingly being used in various

engineering applications including aerospace, mechanical, marine, and automotive

engineering. With the increasing awareness of, and sensitivity to, structural noise and

vibration, research covering the vibration of composite plates and shells has received

considerable attention.


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