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1992 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Introduction to Shells
Author : M. Farshad
Published in: Design and Analysis of Shell Structures
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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Generally speaking, shells are spatially curved surface structures which support external applied loads. Shells are found in a variety of natural structures such as eggs, plants, leaves, skeletal bones, and geological forms. Shell structures have also been built by man since the most ancient times. Many shell domes built of masonry and stone in ancient times, are still in existence in some parts of the world.