Download or read book Vibration of Shells written by Arthur W. Leissa and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vibrational characteristics and mechanical properties of shell structures are discussed. The subjects presented are: (1) fundamental equations of thin shell theory, (2) characteristics of thin circular cylindrical shells, (3) complicating effects in circular cylindrical shells, (4) noncircular cylindrical shell properties, (5) characteristics of spherical shells, and (6) solution of three-dimensional equations of motion for cylinders.