Cosserat Theories
Subtitle: Shells, Rods and Points (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 31, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780792364894
Subjects: Classical mechanics; Mechanical engineering; Mechanics of solids; Technology; Mechanics - General; Science; Science/Mathematics; Engineering - Mechanical; General; Medical-General; Science / Mechanics; Technology / Engineering / Mechanical; Technology-Engineering - Mechanical; Continuum mechanics
First sentence: In the usual simple three-dimensional continuum it is sufficient to describe the motion of the continuum by the position vector which identifies the location of each material point as a function of time.