This paper deals with a novel application of the Generalized Differential Quadrature (G.D.Q.)
method to the linear elastic static analysis of isotropic rotational shells. The governing equations of
equilibrium, in terms of stress resultants and couples, are those from Reissner-Mindlin shear deformation
shell theory. These equations, written in terms of internal-resultants circular harmonic amplitudes, are first
put into generalized displacements form, by use of the strain-displacements relationships and the
constitutive equations. The resulting systems are solved by means of the G.D.Q. technique with
favourable precision, leading to accurate stress patterns
