Abstract
Under study is the nonlinear equilibrium problem for an elastic Timoshenko-type shallow shell containing a through crack. Some boundary conditions in the form of inequalities are imposed on the curve defining the crack. We establish the unique solvability of the variational statement of the nonlinear problem of the equilibrium of a shell. We prove that, for sufficient smoothness of the solution, the initial variational statement is equivalent to the differential formulation of the problem. We deduce the boundary conditions on the inner boundary that describes the crack. In the case of the zero opening of the crack, we prove the local infinite differentiability of the solution function with additional assumptions on the functions defining the curvatures of the shell and the external loads.
