Abstract
The characteristic matrices of plane-parallel, cylindrical, and spherical layers are investigated. On the basis of these investigations, it is possible to determine formulas for the characteristic matrices of an arbitrary weakly curved elastic layer.
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Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Maternaticheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 99, pp. 74–84, 1980.
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Molotkov, L.A. Characteristic matrices of weakly curved elastic layers. J Math Sci 20, 2441–2448 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01087291
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01087291