On the equilibrium of shell membranes under normal loading. Hidden integrability

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 459, Issue 2038, 2003, Pages 2449-2462

  Rogers, C ^a   Schief, W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

B cklund transformation; Dupin cyclides; Integrability; O surfaces; Shell membrane

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; THEORY;

EID: 1542616914     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2003.1135     Document Type: Article

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