There are shell theories like Love's, Donnell-Vlasov, Sander's,etc genrally used. Which theory is applicable here based on the limiting ratio mentioned above ?
Dear Kumar Beam: For long beam you may use Euler beam theory. For short beam you may use higher order shear deformation theory. Shell: For thin shell (high R/h ratio) you may use membrane theory. For thick shell you may use higher order shear deformation theory.