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NONLINEAR THEORY OF ELASTICITY
Applications in Biomechanics
by Larry A Taber (Washington University, USA)
Soft biological tissues often undergo large (nearly) elastic deformations that can be analyzed using the nonlinear theory of elasticity. Because of the varied approaches to nonlinear elasticity in the literature, some aspects of the subject may be difficult to appreciate. This book attempts to clarify and unify those treatments, illustrating the advantages and disadvantages of each through various examples in the mechanics of soft tissues. Applications include muscle, arteries, the heart, and embryonic tissues.
Contents:
- Vectors, Dyadics, and Tensors
- Analysis of Deformation
- Analysis of
Stress
- Constitutive Relations
- Biomechanics Applications
Readership: Graduate students and researchers interested in mechanics problems
involving large elastic deformations, like those in soft tissue biomechanics.
“This book can be used as a textbook for a course in nonlinear elasticity, as a reference book for a course in biomechanics, or as a reference book for researchers trying to learn the subject on their own.”
| 416pp |
Pub. date: Feb 2004 |
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