On a principle of virtual work for thermo-elastic bodies

✍ Scribed by Gautam Batra

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 611 KB
• Volume: 21
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0374-3535
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00040893

✦ Synopsis

A principle of virtual work is proposed for thermo-elastic bodies. From it are derived the equations of motion, the Cauchy stress principle and the Gibbs relations. The principle is also used to analyse the response of internally constrained bodies.