Vibrations of Shells and Plates

Soedel (mechanical engineering, Purdue U.) goes beyond the usual examination of beam and rod vibration as he describes the vibration behavior of shells and plates for engineering graduate students and practicing engineers. He begins with the historical development of vibration analysis of continuous structural elements. Among the topics addressed in the chapters that follow: force vibration of shells by modal expansion, the dynamic influence (Green's) function, moment loading, combinations ...