PhD Course: An Introduction to Nonlinear Solid Mechanics
The course, open to all the interested PhD students, will be delivered online by Anna Pandolfi in the period November 14-November 28, 2022. Specific topics: 1. Mathematical preliminaries. Dual basis. Tensors. 2. Kinematics of deformations. Motions, kinematics of local deformation. Polar decomposition. 3. Conservation laws (mass, linear & angular momentum, energy). Thermodynamics. Virtual work principle. […]