With increasingly sophisticated structures involved in modern engineering, knowledge of the complex vibration behavior of plates, shells, curved membranes, rings, and other complex structures is essential for today's engineering students, since the behavior is fundamentally different than that of simple structures such as rods and beams. Now in its

Preface to the Third Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Historical Development of Vibration Analysis of Continuous Structural Elements. Deep Shell Equations. Equations of Motion for Commonly Occurring Geometries. Nonshell Structures. Natural Frequencies and Modes. Simplified Shell Equations. Approximate Solution Techniques. Forced Vibrations of Shells by Modal Expansion. Dynamic Influence (Green's) Function. Moment Loading. Vibration of Shells and Membranes Under the Influence of Initial Stresses. Shell Equations with Shear Deformation and Rotary Inertia. Combinations of Structures. Hysteresis Damping. Shells Made of Composite Material. Rotating Structures. Thermal Effects. Elastic Foundations. Similitude. Interactions with Liquids and Gases. Discretizing Approaches. Index.