shell vibration: arthur w. leissa's monograph on shell vibration collects widely dispersed research and presents it in a unified manner. the book focuses mainly on circular cylindrical shells, comparing predicted frequencies with various shell equations, three-dimensional elasticity, and experimental results. it also covers noncircular cylindrical shells, conical shells, and spherical shells, though the latter have limited bibliography. the book is recommended as a reference for engineers and theorists working with vibrating shells. elastic wave propagation: j. d. achenbach's book on elastic wave propagation is a comprehensive treatise on the field. it begins with one-dimensional linear waves and then presents the mathematical foundations of linear elastodynamics. chapters 4-9 discuss solutions to important problems in elastic wave theory, with detailed mathematical methodology. the book covers various topics including waves in infinite media, reflection and refraction of plane waves, harmonic waves in plates and rods, transform methods, transient waves, and diffraction by cracks. it also introduces thermoelastic, viscoelastic, anisotropic, and nonlinear waves. the book is recommended as both a text and reference source for students and scholars in elastodynamics.shell vibration: arthur w. leissa's monograph on shell vibration collects widely dispersed research and presents it in a unified manner. the book focuses mainly on circular cylindrical shells, comparing predicted frequencies with various shell equations, three-dimensional elasticity, and experimental results. it also covers noncircular cylindrical shells, conical shells, and spherical shells, though the latter have limited bibliography. the book is recommended as a reference for engineers and theorists working with vibrating shells. elastic wave propagation: j. d. achenbach's book on elastic wave propagation is a comprehensive treatise on the field. it begins with one-dimensional linear waves and then presents the mathematical foundations of linear elastodynamics. chapters 4-9 discuss solutions to important problems in elastic wave theory, with detailed mathematical methodology. the book covers various topics including waves in infinite media, reflection and refraction of plane waves, harmonic waves in plates and rods, transform methods, transient waves, and diffraction by cracks. it also introduces thermoelastic, viscoelastic, anisotropic, and nonlinear waves. the book is recommended as both a text and reference source for students and scholars in elastodynamics.