Abstract
The theory of pseudo-rigid bodies focuses on the large-scale motions of deformable bodies. It provides a convenient framework, like classical rigid-body mechanics, for the analysis of gross changes in the position and orientation of a body. As such it represents a generalization of that classical theory. At the same time, the theory of pseudo-rigid bodies concerns deformation, treating changes in the shape of a body by use of certain gross measures of strain. As such it represents a restriction, or coarse version, of many theories now commonplace in continuum mechanics. Between these two extremes, the modern and the classical, the theory of pseudo-rigid bodies takes a middle road, focusing on problems that exhibit a high degree of interplay between deformation and rigid-body motion.
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Cohen, H., Muncaster, R.G. (1988). Prolegomena to the Theory. In: The Theory of Pseudo-rigid Bodies. Springer Tracts in Natural Philosophy, vol 33. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9589-8_1
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