A nonlinear partial differential equation governing the transverse axial symmetrical motion of a elastic cylindrical shell in axial compression was derived using circumferential logarithmic strain definition.The reductive perturbation method was used to derive a nonlinear equation from the nonlinear flexural wave equation.It follows that the existence of the envelope soliton in the cylindrical shell is possible under certain conditions.The bright and dark solitons can be formed depending on the situated sec...