continuum mechanics

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continuum
noun[C]
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/kənˈtɪn.ju.əm/us
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əm/
something that changes in character gradually or in very slight stages without any clear ...
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mechanic
noun
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/məˈkæn.ɪk/us
/məˈkæn.ɪk/
someone whose job is repairing the engines of vehicles and ...
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This is in stark contrast to continuum mechanics, where linear models only emerge through linearization of inherently nonlinear governing principles.
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Chapter 4 is a compressed version of continuum mechanics, which has been worked through specifically for sea ice.
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We expect that similar integrators can be developed for other problems in continuum mechanics, including fluids.
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Some chapters are also lightened a touch, by portraits of the historical heroes of continuum mechanics.
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Several general points are worth noting, for misconceptions are widespread in the literature of continuum mechanics, especially in that branch to which the terms 'axiomatic' or 'rational ' may be applied.
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In contrast to the above researches based on the lumped parameter model, there exist many researches to reduce the vibration of the arm tip by using continuum mechanics.
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Following the basic premises of continuum mechanics, stress is a macroscopic concept.
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His work deals with continuum mechanics, electrodynamics of continua and material theories.
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Stress analysis adopts the macroscopic view of materials characteristic of continuum mechanics, namely that all properties of materials are homogeneous at small enough scales.
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Elliptic operators are typical of potential theory, and they appear frequently in electrostatics and continuum mechanics.
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Damage mechanics is a topic of applied mechanics that relies heavily on continuum mechanics.
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The strain rate is a concept of materials science and continuum mechanics, that plays an essential role in the physics of fluids and deformable solids.
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Sometimes general curvilinear coordinates are convenient, as in high-deformation continuum mechanics, or even necessary, as in general relativity.
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Linear elasticity is a simplification of the more general nonlinear theory of elasticity and is a branch of continuum mechanics.
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In physics and engineering, they are a system of equations that models the motion of liquids or non-rarefied gases using continuum mechanics.
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Equivalent circuits are algebraically equivalent to the continuum mechanics description and to a description in terms of acoustic reflectivities.
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This fact is intentionally ignored in continuum mechanics, which assumes a material to have no underlying microstructure and be uniform and semi-infinite throughout.
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A free body diagram is constructed and the relevant relationships of force and velocity are formulated using techniques from continuum mechanics.
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A weekly seminar was organized in continuum mechanics where scholars could practice their oral presentations.
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