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Shell Structures

Theory and Application

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  • © 2022

Overview

  • Features a chapter on catenary and funicular structures
  • Includes a chapter on construction materials, detailing the reaction of materials to stress
  • Collates all of the shell equations into a step-by-step design procedure

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About this book

This text provides a complete and thorough derivation of the mathematical theory of shell structures.  Many books on shells only give the key equations or snippets of theory, skipping all of the mathematical steps required to solve for the key equations.  This is understandable, because of the mathematical complexity of shell structures.  Thus, the reader must just accept the design equations blindly, without achieving a complete understanding of shell theory. This book, therefore, fills this gap by providing a complete picture of shell theory. Class tested over three university post-graduate courses and one public course on shell structures, the book is mathematically intensive, but it written in an accessible style ideal for students of engineering mechanics in civil and mechanical engineers concentrations, as well as practicing structural engineers looking for a reference on shells.




Authors and Affiliations

  • University of the Witwatersrand, Johannsesburg, South Africa

    Mitchell Gohnert

About the author

Dr. Mitchell Gohnert  is Professor of Structural Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

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