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This chapter revisits the basics of the theory of elasticity upon which strength of materials is based. The level is kept to the minimum that will enable reader to understand subsequent chapters.
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Following the previous criterion, many books employ capital letters for indices of magnitudes defined in the reference configuration, and therefore \(\varvec{F}\equiv F_{iJ}\), \(i, J=1,2,3\).
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Do not confuse with Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises, the famous Austrian economist advocate of the free market, who was actually his brother. We refer to Richard Edler von Mises (1883–1953).
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You can find a very interesting NASA report on the topic at https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19950012494.pdf.
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Cueto, E., González, D. (2018). An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics. In: An Introduction to Structural Mechanics for Architects. Structural Integrity, vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72935-0_1
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