Cosserat Theories: Shells, Rods and Points

Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Basic Tensor Operations in Curvilinear Coordinates. 3. Three-Dimensional Continua. 4. Cosserat Shells. 5. Cosserat Rods. 6. Cosserat Points. 7. Numerical Solutions using Cosserat Theories. Appendix A: Tensors, Tensor Products and Tensor Operations in Three Dimensions. Appendix B: Summary of Tensor Operations in Specific Coordinate Systems. Exercises. Acknowledgments. References. Index.