When a shell is considered thin with a thickness-to-diameter ratio below 0.1, which factor can be ignored while calculating membrane stresses?

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2 Mar 2019
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28 May 2026

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For thin shells (thickness-to-diameter ratio less than 0.1), bending effects are minimal and can be neglected during membrane stress calculations, whereas deformation, shear, and elongation remain significant.

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