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When a force F i moves its point of application along a vector u i it does work of amount F i u i When an elastic body is deformed by the application of surface forces or by body forces the work that is done by these forces is stored in the body and used to ensure the body recovers its original configuration when the deforming forces are removed.
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Ward, J.P. (1992). Energy. In: Solid Mechanics. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8026-7_6
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