Finite Rotations in Structural Mechanics

Intrinsic shell-theory formulation effective for large rotations and an application.- On geometrically nonlinear theory of elastic shells derived from pseudo-Cosserat continuum with constrained microrotations.- Some mathematical results related to nonlinear thin shell problems.- Postcritical deformations of meridional cross-section of elastic torodial shells subject to external pressure.- The complementary energy principle in finite elastostatics as a dual problem.- Finite rotations and complementary extremum principles.- Deformation of the shell boundary.- Comparison of numerical results for nonlinear finite element analysis of beams and shells based on 2-D elasticity theory and on novel finite rotation theories for thin structures.- Fundamental equations and extremum principles in the theory of thin shells.- Inhomogeneity and rotation.- On a general theory of large rotations and small strain with application to three-dimensional beam structures.- Finite displacement theory of naturally curved and twisted beams with finite rotations.- Higher-order moderate rotation theories for elastic anisotropic plates.- Finite strains and rotations in shells.- Theory of thin walled elastic beams with finite displacements.- One-dimensional finite rotation shell problems in displacement formulation.- On the derivation and efficient computation of large rotation shell models.- Rotations as primary unknowns in the nonlinear theory of shells and corresponding finite element models.- Polar decomposition and finite rotation vector in first-order finite elastic strain shell theory.- Nonlinear models of deformed thin bodies with separation of the finite rotation field.- Ultimate load analysis of thin walled steel structures with elastoplastic deformation properties using FEM-Theoretical, algorithmic and numerical investigations.- Compatibility of rotations with the change-of-metric measures in a deformation of a material surface.- Finite rotations, variational principles and buckling in shell theory.- Numerical analysis of thin-walled structure finite displacements.- Elasto-plastic structures under variable loads at small strains and moderate rotations.- Finite rotations in the approximation of shells.- Finite rotations of linear elastic bodies.