BASICS OF CONTINUUM
MECHANICS
FOR SOFT TISSUES
Review: deformation
Deformation Mapping
Eulerian/Lagrangian descriptions of motion
Deformation Gradient
x
u(x)
e3
e1 e2
Original Configuration
Deformed Configuration
y
1 2 3
( , , , )
i i i
y x u x x x t
const
( , ) ( , )
i
i i
i i i j i j
x
y u
y x u x t v x t
t t
2
const 2 const
( , ) ( , ) ( , )
i i
i i
i i i j i j i j
x x
y y
y x u y t v y t a y t
t t
2
const 2 const
const const
( , ) ( , )
i i
i i
i k i i i i
ik i j k j
k x y x y k
u y u y v v
a y t v y t
y t t t t y
( )
or i i i ij i ij
j j j
y u
x u F
x x x
y x u x F
x u(x)
e3
e1 e2
dx dy
u(x+dx)
Original Configuration
Deformed Configuration
i ik k
d d
dy F dx
y F x
2
Review
Sequence of deformations
xu(1)(x)
e3
e1 e2
dx dy
Original Configuration
After first deformation
dz u(2)(y)
y z
After second deformation
(2) (1) (2) (1)
with or
i ij j ij ik kjd z F d x F F F dz F dx F F F
Lagrange Strain
e3
e1 e2
l0
Original Configuration
Deformed Configuration
m
l
1 1
( ) or ( )
2 2
T
ij ki kj ij
E F F
E F F I
22 2
0
2 2
0 0 0
2 2
ij i j
l l l l
E m m
l l l
m E m
Review
0
dV det
dV F J
Volume Changes
dy dx dz drdv
dw
e3
e1 e2
Undeformed
Deformed
dV0 dV
e3
e1 e2
Original Configuration
Deformed Configuration
t
dA0
dA n n0
x
u(x)
dP(n) dP0(n)
Area Elements
dAn JFT dA0 0n dAni JF n dAki1 0k 0
1 1
or
2 2
j
T i
ij
j i
u u
x x
ε u u
Infinitesimal Strain
y
x x
y
l0 l0
xx yy
l0 l0
e1 e2
xy
O A
B C
O A
B C
1 1
2 2
j j
i k k i
ij ij
j i j i j i
u u
u u u u
E x x x x x x
Approximates L-strain
Related to ‘Engineering Strains’
11 22
12 21 / 2 / 2
xx yy
xy yx
4
Review
Principal values/directions of Infinitesimal Strain
e3
e1 e2
Original Configuration
n(1)
n(2) n(2)
n(1)
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
or
i i
i
i i
kl l i l
e
n e n
ε n n
1 1
or
2 2
T i j
ij
j i
u u
w x x
w u u
Infinitesimal rotation
e3
e1 e2
Original
Configuration Deformed
Configuration n(1)
n(2) I+w
n(2)
n(1)
Decomposition of infinitesimal
motion
i ij ij
j
u w
x
Left and Right stretch tensors, rotation tensor
F R U
F V R
(1) (1) (2) (2) (3) (3)
1 2 3
U u u u u u u
(1) (1) (2) (2) (3) (3)
1 2 3
V v v v v v v
U,V symmetric, so
iprincipal stretches
e3
e1 e2
Original Configuration
Deformed Configuration u(1)
u(2) v(2)
v(1)
U R
u(2)
u(1)
u(2)
u(1) u(3)
u(1)
1 1
1
u(2)
u(3)
Review
Left and Right Cauchy-Green Tensors
22 T
T
C F F U B F F V
6
Review
Generalized strain measures
3 ( ) ( )
i=1
3 ( ) ( )
i=1
Lagrangian Nominal strain: ( 1)
Lagrangian Logarithmic strain: log( )
i i
i
i i
i
u u
u u
3 ( ) ( )
i=1
3 ( ) ( )
i=1
Eulerian Nominal strain: ( 1)
Eulerian Logarithmic strain: log( )
i i
i
i i
i
v v
v v
* 1 1 * 1 1 1
( ) or ( )
2 2
T Eij ij Fki Fkj
E I F F
Eulerian strain
8
x
X , t x
X
Lagrangian description: Eulerian description
X,t Grad
X,t
F
X,t .dM dM . F
X,tF
dM 0 0 t
X,t det
F
X,t
J
0
J X ,t d d
X,t F X,t .F X,tC t
divV x,t d d
x,t dans tV
x,t .dMV grad M
d
x,t
gradV gradV
d t
2 1
0
tRate of deformation:
X,tt t , t , X x
V
V JJ1div
V F.F1grad
dA
dP
0
lim
dA
d
dA
P
t
dV
dP
0
lim
dV
d
dV
P
b
t
R
t
e3 e2
e1
n T(n)
T(-n)
( ) -n
0
( ) lim
dA
d
dA
P n
T n
dA
dP
Review: Kinetics
e3
e1 e2
Original Configuration
Deformed Configuration
S
R R0
S0 b
t
Surface traction
Body Force
Internal Traction
( )
A V
dA
dV
P T n b e2
S
R R0
S0
b
t
n
V T(n)
Resultant force on a volume
Restrictions on internal traction vector
e1
e3 e2
T(n) n
T(-e1) -e1
dA1
dA(n)
dA1 dA(n)
Review: Kinetics
n -n
T(n)
T(-n)
( ) ( ) T n T n
Newton II
( ) or ( ) T
i n
j
jiT n n σ n
Newton II&III
Cauchy Stress Tensor
e1 e3
e2
11
12
13
21
22
23
31
32
33
10
Other Stress Measures
ij ij
J J
τ σ
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e1 e2
Original Configuration
Deformed Configuration
S
R R0
S0 b
i t
ij ij
j
F u
x
F I u
det( )
J F
Kirchhoff
Nominal/ 1
stPiola-Kirchhoff
Material/2
ndPiola-Kirchhoff
1 1
ij ik kj
J
S
JF
S F
σ
1 T 1 1
ij ik kl jl
J JF F
Σ F
σ
F ( ) 0
0 i ij
dPjn dA n S
e3
e1 e2
Original Configuration
Deformed Configuration
t
dA0
dA n n0
x
u(x)
dP(n) dP0(n)
Review: Thermodynamics
e3
e1 e2
Original Configuration
Deformed Configuration
S
R R0
S0 b
t
Specific Internal Energy
Specific Helmholtz free energy s Temperature
Heat flux vector q External heat flux q
First Law of Thermodynamics d ( )
KE Q W dt
ij ij i const i
D q q
t y
x
Second Law of Thermodynamics dSdt ddt 0 Specific entropy s
( / )
i 0
i
s q q
t y
1 0
ij ij i
i
D q s
y t t
12
Constitutive Laws
General Assumptions:
1. Local homogeneity of deformation
(a deformation gradient can always be calculated) 2. Principle of local action
(stress at a point depends on deformation in
a vanishingly small material element surrounding the point)
Restrictions on constitutive relations:
1. Material Frame Indifference – stress-strain relations must transform consistently under a change of observer
2. Constitutive law must always satisfy the second law of
thermodynamics for any possible deformation/temperature history.
Equations relating internal force measures to deformation measures are known as Constitutive Relations
e3
e1 e2
Original Configuration
Deformed Configuration
1 0
ij ij i
i
D q s
y t t