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Generalized Continua - from the Theory to Engineering Applications

  • Application of well-known models to new problems
  • Presenting new research directions
  • Combining theory and practice

Part of the book series: CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM, volume 541)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Cosserat Media

    • Holm Altenbach, Victor A. Eremeyev
    Pages 65-130
  3. Cosserat-Type Shells

    • Holm Altenbach, Victor A. Eremeyev
    Pages 131-178
  4. Cosserat-Type Rods

    • Holm Altenbach, Mircea Bîrsan, Victor A. Eremeyev
    Pages 179-248
  5. Micromorphic Media

    • Samuel Forest
    Pages 249-300
  6. Electromagnetism and Generalized Continua

    • Gérard A. Maugin
    Pages 301-360
  7. Computational Methods for Generalised Continua

    • René de Borst
    Pages 361-388

About this book

On the roots of continuum mechanics in differential geometry -- a review.- Cosserat media.- Cosserat-type shells.- Cosserat-type rods.- Micromorphic media.- Electromagnetism and generalized continua.- Computational methods for generalized continua.

The need of generalized continua models is coming from practice. Complex material behavior sometimes cannot be presented by the classical Cauchy continua. At present the attention of the scientists in this field is focused on the most recent research items
• new models,
• application of well-known models to new problems,
• micro-macro aspects,
• computational effort, and
• possibilities to identify the constitutive equations
The new research directions are discussed in this volume - from the point of view of modeling and simulation, identification, and numerical methods.

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From the reviews:

“The book under review gathers the lecture notes of the Corse 541 held at CISM in Udine, Italy. The editors and organizers of the course have selected a very important topic which deserves attention and investment of young intellectual forces. … The overall result is a textbook of very high quality and the volume will surely become a very important source of information and knowledge, as, together with basic concepts and ideas, it includes some interesting original results.” (Francesco dell’Isola, Mathematical Reviews, November, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Otto Von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

    Holm Altenbach

  • South Federal University and South Scientific Center of Rasci, Rostov on Don, Russian Federation

    Victor A. Eremeyev

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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