Accession Number:

AD0671236

Title:

GENERALIZED MECHANICS OF CONTINUOUS MEDIA.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

LEHIGH UNIV BETHLEHEM PA CENTER FOR THE APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICS

Personal Author(s):

• Rivlin,Ronald S.

Report Date:

1967-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

33.0

Abstract:

A continuum-mechanical theory is presented in which the deformation is described by the usual displacement field and a number of other vector fields director. It is motivated, as to detail, by a particle model and the steps leading from this model to a continuum are carefully traced. Author

Descriptors:

• (*CONTINUUM MECHANICS
• DEFORMATION)
• KINEMATICS
• ELASTIC PROPERTIES
• THERMODYNAMICS
• FREE ENERGY
• INVARIANCE

Subject Categories:

• Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE