 Deformation (mechanics) (source code)

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= Deformation
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= Deformation in continuum mechanics
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= Deformation
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Deformation changes a body's shape or size. <Strain> quantifies relative changes in lengths and angles, whereas a rigid translation or rotation alone produces no <strain>. The <continuum approximation> describes these changes using <displacement fields> and their spatial variation.

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