Cosserat theories: Shells, rods and points

Publication date: 30 October 2001

Published in: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Cosserat continuum rods shell director theory field equations kinematical constraints linear constitutive equations one-dimensional polar continuum orthotropic materials points principle of frame indifference tensor calculus

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.) (74K10) Polar materials (74A35) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to mechanics of deformable solids (74-01)

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