Inextensible fibre constraint

ID: inextensible-fibre-constraint

Inextensible fibre constraint by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-11-05
A unit reference fibre direction retains its length under this constraint on the deformation gradient. Its reaction contributes an undetermined tension along the current fibre direction, independently of the pressure reaction enforcing incompressibility.

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