The Paton Welding Journal, 2011, №12



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The Paton Welding Journal, 2011, #12, 25-33 pages  

TRANSFORMABLE STRUCTURES (Review)

B.E. PATON, L.M. LOBANOV and V.S. VOLKOV

E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, NASU, Kiev, Ukraine
 
 
Abstract
The paper deals with the main classes of transformable structures, which are shells of soft and rigid type. The main problems are outlined, which greatly reduce the range of application of such structures in modern engineering. Technical solutions, allowing optimization of functional properties of transformable shell structures, are suggested.
 
 
Keywords: transformable structures, load-carrying shells, transformable shells
 
 
Received:                ??.??.??
Published:               28.12.11
 
 
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