ANALYSIS OF MODERATELY-THICK AND DEEP SHELLS SUBJECTED TO THERMAL ANDMECHANICAL LOADINGS

An analytical solution to a boundary value problem of moderately-thick and deep doubly curved shells of rectangular planform subjected to th ermal and mechanical loadings is presented. Sanders' kinematic relatio ns that incorporate transverse shear deformations in moderately deep s hell theory are considered in the shell formulations, yielding five co upled second order partial differential equations in five unknown disp lacements. These are then solved in conjunction with admissible bounda ry conditions. The numerical results presented herein should serve as bench-mark solutions for future comparisons.