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Course
Description
Mathematical
formulations of plate equations from elasticity equations.
Plates subjected to lateral loads. Solutions by means of Fourier
series and integrals. Introduction to variational calculus
and methods by Ritz, Galerkin, and Kantorovich. Nonlinear
elasticity equations as applied to the von Karman equations.
Instability and vibration of plates. Membrane and bending
theory of shells. Applications related to spherical and cylindrical
shells.
Prerequisites
3
lecture hours
3 semester hours
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