On the theory of thin shallow shells

naca-tm-1426
1956

The equations for a shallow shell are set up in "almost Cartesian coordinates" using a tensor approach. These equations are then reduced to two simultaneous fourth-order equations for the deflection and a stress function analogous to Airy's.

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