Variational Principle for a Special Cosserat Rod

LIU Dong-sheng; Charles H-T WANG

doi:10.3879/j.issn.1000-0887.2009.09.011

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LIU Dong-sheng, Charles H-T WANG. Variational Principle for a Special Cosserat Rod[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2009, 30(9): 1091-1099. doi: 10.3879/j.issn.1000-0887.2009.09.011

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LIU Dong-sheng, Charles H-T WANG. Variational Principle for a Special Cosserat Rod[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2009, 30(9): 1091-1099. doi: 10.3879/j.issn.1000-0887.2009.09.011

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LIU Dong-sheng, Charles H-T WANG. Variational Principle for a Special Cosserat Rod[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2009, 30(9): 1091-1099. doi: 10.3879/j.issn.1000-0887.2009.09.011

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Variational Principle for a Special Cosserat Rod

doi: 10.3879/j.issn.1000-0887.2009.09.011

LIU Dong-sheng¹,
Charles H-T WANG²

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Applied Mathematics Department, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China;

Received Date: 2009-03-16
Rev Recd Date: 2009-08-12
Publish Date: 2009-09-15

Abstract

Abstract

Based on the Cosserat theory,the nonlinear models of a rod in 3-dimensional space was described.Using pseudo-rigid body method and variational principle the equations of motion of Cosserat rod including shear deformation were obtained.
- rod,
- variational principle,
- Cosserat theory

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