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General Theory of Thin Shells

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A solid body bounded by two closely spaced curved surfaces is called a shell. Consider a surface S within the shell.

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Miftahof, R.N., Nam, H.G. (2011). General Theory of Thin Shells. In: Biomechanics of the Gravid Human Uterus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21473-8_4

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