The Mechanics of Constitutive Modeling - Niels Saabye Ottosen, Matti Ristinmaa - Google Books

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Constitutive modelling is the mathematical description of how materials respond to various loadings. This is the most intensely researched field within solid mechanics because of its complexity and the importance of accurate constitutive models for…