Beschreibung
This book presents a unified hierarchical formulation of theories for three-dimensional continua, two-dimensional shells, one-dimensional rods, and zero-dimensional points. It allows readers with varying backgrounds easy access to fundamental understanding of these powerful Cosserat theories.
Inhalt
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Basic Tensor Operations in Curvilinear Coordinates. 3. Three-Dimensional Continua. 4. Cosserat Shells. 5. Cosserat Rods. 6. Cosserat Points. 7. Numerical Solutions using Cosserat Theories. Appendix A: Tensors, Tensor Products and Tensor Operations in Three Dimensions. Appendix B: Summary of Tensor Operations in Specific Coordinate Systems. Exercises. Acknowledgments. References. Index.
