Variational principle for a special Cosserat rod

作     者：刘东生 Charles H-T WANG 

作者机构：Applied Mathematics Department Nanjing University of Science and Technology School of Engineering and Physical Sciences University of Aberdeen 

出 版 物：《Applied Mathematics and Mechanics(English Edition)》 (应用数学和力学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2009年第30卷第9期

页      面：1169-1176页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0701[理学-数学] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 080102[工学-固体力学] 

基　　金：supported by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars State Education Ministry of China 

主　　题：rod variational principle Cosserat theory 

摘      要：In this paper, we describe the nonlinear models of a rod in three-dimensional space based on the Cosserat theory. Using the pseudo-rigid body method and variational principle, we obtain the motion equations of a Cosserat rod including shear deformations.