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CONTINUUM MECHANICS for ENGINEERS

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Nomenclature<br />

x 1, x 2, x 3 or x i or x Rectangular Cartesian coordinates<br />

x 1 * , x2 * , x3 * Principal stress axes<br />

ˆ , ˆ , ˆ<br />

e e e<br />

1 2 3<br />

δ ij<br />

ε ijk<br />

∂ t<br />

∂ x<br />

φ = grad φ = φ ,j<br />

v = ∂ jv i = v i,j<br />

∂ jv j = v j,j<br />

ε ijkv k,j<br />

Unit vectors along coordinate axes<br />

Kronecker delta<br />

Permutation symbol<br />

Partial derivative with respect to time<br />

Spatial gradient operator<br />

Scalar gradient<br />

Vector gradient<br />

Divergence of vector v<br />

Curl of vector v<br />

b i or b Body <strong>for</strong>ce (<strong>for</strong>ce per unit mass)<br />

p i or p Body <strong>for</strong>ce (<strong>for</strong>ce per unit volume)<br />

f i or f Surface <strong>for</strong>ce (<strong>for</strong>ce per unit area)<br />

V Total volume<br />

V .o Referential total volume<br />

∆V Small element of volume<br />

dV Infinitesimal element of volume<br />

S Total surface<br />

S o Referential total surface<br />

∆S Small element of surface<br />

dS Infinitesimal element of surface<br />

ρ Density<br />

ni or ˆn<br />

Unit normal in the current configuration<br />

NA or ˆN<br />

Unit normal in the reference configuration<br />

( ) ( )<br />

nˆ nˆ<br />

ti or<br />

t<br />

Traction vector

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