Summary: The Pennsylvania State University
The Graduate School
Department of Mathematics
A LINEAR SHELL THEORY
BASED ON VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES
A Thesis in
Mathematics
by
Sheng Zhang
c 2001 Sheng Zhang
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements
for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
August 2001
We approve the thesis of Sheng Zhang.
Date of Signature
Douglas N. Arnold
Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Thesis Adviser