Motion of a Body — Lesson 2

In this video, we recall how the use of the term "body" was omitted and now motion is described in terms of the reference configuration (the undeformed configuration) and current configuration (the deformed configuration). A point-to-point map is shown which is nothing but the motion. Notations for vectors and tensors to show current configuration are discussed.

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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

In this video we will answer the following question:

• From the pictures depicting pure shear, it looks like there is also a translation. How would that be included in the equation?

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In this video we will answer the following question:
Should X1 be included in the equation for x1 (i.e., x1 = X1 +c1 + X2*tan(gamma))?

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