Nonlinear Vibrations and Stability of Shells and Plates





Preface

The present book is intended for (i) graduate students in engineering, (ii) researchers

working on vibrations or on shell mechanics and (iii) engineers working on aircraft,

missiles, launchers, cars, computer hard and optical disks, storage tanks, heat

exchangers, nuclear plants, biomechanics, nano-resonators or thin-walled roofs and

other structures in civil engineering. This book contains both theoretical and practical

methods that could be of interest for a variety of readers. Expert researchers will

find the most recent progress in nonlinear vibrations and the stability of shells and

plates, including advanced problems in shells with fluid-structure interaction. Professionals

will find many practical concepts, diagrams and numerical results, useful

for the design of shells and plates made of traditional and advanced materials. They

will be able to understand complex phenomena such as dynamic instability, bifurcations

and chaos, without needing an extensive mathematical background. Graduate

students will find (i) a complete text on the nonlinear mechanics of shells and plates,

collecting almost all the available theories in a simple form, (ii) an introduction to

nonlinear dynamics and (iii) the state of art on nonlinear vibrations and the stability

of shells and plates, including fluid-structure interaction problems.



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