Features of the buckling of ribbed shells

The results of stability analysis of ribbed shells performed on the basis of the techniques developed by I. Ya. Amiro and his followers are reviewed. Attention is focused on the features of their buckling due to the discrete arrangement of ribs. S.P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 3–31, May, 2000.