TOMAS, Antonio; MARTI, Pascual; TOVAR, Juan Pedro(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2009-12-23)
Depending on their geometry, supports, material and loads configuration, shells can
experience a reduction in the buckling load. If this happens, the shell is said to be sensitive to imperfections. Several approximate ...
TOMAS, Antonio; MARTI, Pascual(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2009-12-23)
Although concrete shells may adopt any form, it would be interesting to know to what
extent changes in their shape may avoid the appearance of bending moments or reduce
them. The use of optimisation techniques may be ...