Research Article
Banerjee MM and Mazumdar J
Abstract
A method for the analysis of nonlinear vibration of shallow shells of arbitrary shape is presented. The method is based upon the concept of constant deflection contours on the surface of the shallow shell. The constant deflection contour method has previously been found to be a simple tool for the study of linear vibration analysis of shallow shells of arbitrary shape. A new approach has been made here to utilize this concept to study the large amplitude vibration of shallow shells in conjunction with the Galerkin method. A number of illustrative examples are included to demonstrate the accuracy of the proposed method.