Soft elastic shells undergoing large deformations

Abstract

Soft shells made of elastomers and undergoing large deformations under load are studied. The inverse design problem, non-linear under large deformations, is solved. The results obtained are illustrated on a two-parameter shell of revolution fabricated from a two-constant material. The problems of coupling the biaxial and uniaxial zones of the shell and of designing the composite shell are clarified. Amongst the papers dealing with the theory of soft shells and, generally, under small deformations, /1–7/ merit attention.