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Some applications of the singular perturbation method to the bending problems of thin plates and shells

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This paper presents a review which tackles some nonlinear bending problems of plates and shells in a unified way by means of the technique of undetermined small parameters.

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Huan-wen, C. Some applications of the singular perturbation method to the bending problems of thin plates and shells. Appl Math Mech 5, 1449–1457 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01910435

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