Advances in the Mechanics of Plates and Shells - The Avinoam Libai Anniversary Volume (Hardcover, 2002 Ed.)

This text brings together original contributions by leading authors, covering a wide spectrum of current research on plates and shells. Papers cover aspects of non-linear response of plates and shells, buckling and vibrations, composite structures, material nonlinearitites, advanced numerical methods and non-standard constitutive models. Future directions of research emerge from the collection of papers as well as applied practical engineering techniques. This volume is suitable for researchers and professional engineers.