Applied Modelling and Simulation in Solid Mechanics II

The course deals with the basics of geometrically and physically nonlinear continuum mechanics and material modeling. It also introduces the nonlinear finite element method, with a focus on the application of commercial FEM programs.

• Euler's and Lagrange's description
• Strain and stress tensors, time derivatives of tensors
• Rheological models, nonlinear elasticity, viscoelasticity and plasticity
• Solution algorithm of nonlinear FEM
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