Coordinate-free characterization of the symmetry classes of elasticity tensors

Journal of Elasticity

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 109-132

  Bóna, Andrej ^a   Bucataru, Ioan ^b   Slawinski, Michael A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Coordinate free characterization; Elasticity tensor; Natural basis; Symmetry class

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; ELASTICITY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COORDINATE-FREE CHARACTERIZATION; ELASTICITY TENSORS; NATURAL BASIS; SYMMETRY CLASS;

TENSORS;

EID: 34250620137     PISSN: 03743535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10659-007-9099-z     Document Type: Article

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