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Engineering, 2011, 3, 119-129 doi:10.4236/eng.2011.32015 Published Online February 2011 (/journal/eng) Shallow Axi-symmetric Bimetallic Shell as a Switching Element in a Non-Homogenous Temperature Field Marko Jakomin Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, University of Ljubljana, Portorož, Slovenia E-mail : marko.jakomin@fpp.uni-lj.si Received December 26, 2010; revised January 4, 2011; accepted January 18, 2011 Abstract In this contribution we discuss the stability of thin, axi-symmetric, shallow bimetallic shells in a non-homo- geneous temperature field. The presented model with a mathematical description of the geometry of the sys- tem, displacements, stresses and thermoelastic deformations on the shell, is based on the theory of the third order, which takes into account not only the equilibrium of forces on a deformed body but also the non-linear terms of the strain tensor. The equations are based on the large displacements theory. As an example, we pre- sent the results for a bimetallic shell of parabolic shape, which has a temperature point load at the apex. We translated the boundary-value problem with the shooting method into saving the initial-value problem. We calculate the snap-through of the system numerically by the Runge-Kutta fourth order method. Keywords: Bimetallic Shell, Non-Homogenous Temperature Field, Snap-Through of the System, Large Displacement Theory 1. Introduction However, the homogeneous temperature field can only be presumed when the thin shell is heated very slowly A bimetallic shell is a heat sensitive construction element and equally across its surface. In t