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Computational Continuum Mechanics, 3rd Edition
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Computational Continuum Mechanics, 3rd Edition

by Ahmed A. Shabana
February 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
368 pages
11h 34m
English
Wiley
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CHAPTER 3FORCES AND STRESSES

In the theory of continuum mechanics, stresses are used as measures of the forces and pressures. As in the case of strains, different definitions can be used for the stresses; some of these definitions are associated with the reference configuration, whereas the others are associated with the current deformed configuration. The effect of the forces on the body dynamics can only be taken into consideration by using both stresses and strains. These stress and strain components must be defined in the same coordinate system in order to have a consistent formulation. In this chapter, several stress measures are introduced and the relationship between them is discussed. The Cauchy stress formula is presented and used to develop the partial differential equations of equilibrium of the continuous body. The equations of equilibrium are used to develop an expression for the virtual work of the stress forces expressed in terms of the stress and strain components. The objectivity of the stress rate and the energy balance equations are also among the topics discussed in this chapter.

3.1 EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES

In this section, the equilibrium of forces acting in the interior of a continuous body is considered. Let P be a point on the surface of the body, n be a unit vector directed along the outward normal to the surface at P, and ds be the area of an element of the surface that contains P in the current configuration. It is assumed that on the surface element ...

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