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Nonlocality in time yields what we call materials with memory. The goal is to construct a framework that is free of special assumptions about the type of material, the size of deformations, the geometry of the problem and so forth. The goal is to construct a framework that is free of special assumptions about the type of material, the size of deformations, the. Full text of schaums theory and problems of continuum mechanics see other formats. Continuum mechanics concise theory and problems, peter chadwick, 1999, science, 187 pages. Mase schaums theory and problems of continuum mechanics mcgrawhill 1970 acrobat 7 pdf 11.
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