This chapter is concerned with the nonlinear dynamic responses of structures
of single curvature and of double curvatures, examples of which include cylindrical
shells or panels, spherical caps, and hemispheres. Geometrical nonlinearity due to large
deformation, material nonlinearity due to elastic-plastic material behaviour, and various
loading situation including non-conservative pressure loads, will be examined.
Keywords: Dynamics, nonlinearities, geometrical, material, spherical caps,
hemispheres.
