ABSTRACT
A common approach is proposed to solving static, stability, and vibration problems for elastic compound structures composed of shells of revolution with different geometry and structure. The approach includes the problem statement based on the geometrically nonlinear theory of shells of mean bending with assumptions of the classic Kirchhoff-Love shell model and of the first-order shear Timoshenko-Mindlin model as well as the general numerical-analytical technique for their solving. Examples of deformation stability and vibration of compound shell structures with parts having different Gaussian curvature are presented.
