..., including the computational aspect, is emphasized. The theory of ideal membrane flows is also included but separately because of its advanced applications based on finite element numerical codes. For membrane flows, restrictions on the constitutive behavior of materials are significantly relaxed so...

...Alan T. Zehnder; Mark J. Viz The fracture mechanics of plates and shells under membrane, bending, twisting, and shearing loads are reviewed, starting with the crack tip fields for plane stress, Kirchhoff, and Reissner theories. The energy release rate for each of these theories is calculated...