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Computational Methods for Inverse Deformations in Quasi-Incompressible Finite Elasticity

Govindjee, Sanjay; Mihalic, Paul A.

UCB/SEMM-1997/01, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1997-02, 25 pages (500/C23/97/01)

The short paper presents a formulation for incorporating quasi-incompressibility in inverse design problems for finite elastostatics where deformed configurations and Cauchy tractions are known. Numerical examples are presented and compared with known solutions.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/SEMM/SEMM-97-01.pdf (352 KB)