On the Strength of Toroidal Shells : 1st Report, A Proposition on the Solutions

Abstract

A method for solving the fundamental differential equations for the symmetrical problems of toroidal shells is proposed in this paper. The perturbation method is used, and the solutions are obtained in such a form that the numerical values of the solutions may be easily found, if the values of the parameters are given. The ranges of the values of the parameters in which the solutions are available with satisfactory accuracy are checked.