On the role of inhomogeneities in the deformation of elastic bodies

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 349-376

  Saravanan, U ^a   Rajagopal, K R ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Extension; Inflation; Inhomogeneous body; Isotropic; Stored energy; Stress

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY STORAGE; INVERSE PROBLEMS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING; TISSUE; TORSION TESTING;

INHOMOGENEOUS ELASTIC SOLIDS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0043094059     PISSN: 10812865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10812865030084002     Document Type: Article

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