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  • What is the difference between thin and thick shell?

    What is the difference between thin and thick shell?

    Shell problems generally fall into one of two categories: thin shell problems and thick shell problems. Thick shell problems assume that the effects of transverse shear deformation are important to the solution. Thin shell problems, on the other hand, assume that transverse shear deformation is small enough to be neglected. The inclusion of transverse shear…