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SUMMARY:Generalised Continua with Applications in Solid Mechanics - Prof C
 arlo Sansour (School of Civil Engineering\, University of Nottingham)
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CONTACT:Nami Norman
DESCRIPTION:ABSRTACT- Generalised continua are characterised by degrees of
  freedom which go beyond a displacement field. A unified formulation of Co
 sserat\, micromorphic\, and higher gradient continua is presented. The uni
 fied treatment overcomes difficulties when considering inelastic material 
 behaviour for such continua. The choice of strain measures\, the resulting
  field equations\, as well as the numerical treatment of extra degrees of 
 freedom are discussed. Specifically the treatment of rotations is consider
 ed in depth. Various applications to shell dynamics and examples of scale 
 effects are presented.
LOCATION:Engineering Department - LR6
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