Localized families of bending waves in non-circular cylindrical shell with sloping edges (Q1371080)

The initial-boundary value problem for the equations of shallow shells describing the motion of a non-circular cylindrical shell is considered. The shell edges are given by not necessarily plane curves. The conditions of a joint support or a rigid clamp are considered as boundary conditions. It is assumed that the initial displacements and velocities of the points of the median surface of the shell are functions which decrease rapidly away from some generatrix. An asymptotic solution of the equations of motion is constructed by superimposing localized families (wave packets) of flexural waves travelling in a circular direction. A qualitative analysis of the solutions is carried out.