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Reed, John Keith 2014-12-16T19:12:35Z 2014-12-16T19:12:35Z 10000-01-01 1985 1985 The constitutive equations for a material which approximately satisfies a kinematic constraint are investigated for the particular case of an elastic material. Kinematically constrained materials in elasticity describe materials in which certain deformations are ruled out a priori. Since a constrained material is an idealization, we give a definition of a material which is almost constrained. The definition is based on the constitutive equation for the stress, not on the strain energy. The definition is constructed so that any material satisfying the definition may deviate only slightly from the constraint. Also, the stress must give the constrained theory in the limit as the constraint is satisfied. A perturbation scheme based on the definition is given, with the constrained material as the lowest order approximation. Uniqueness for the higher order linear equations is determined. Convergence for an almost incompressible material which is hyperelastic to that of an incompressible material is shown. The hypotheses on the strain energy needed to show convergence are compared and contrasted to penalty methods. Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-16T19:12:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 8600292.pdf: 3419985 bytes, checksum: 48749d107693c9200abcc3c545db94fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 1985 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 71850 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 158 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/71684 (UMI)AAI8600292 Applied Mechanics Kinematic Constraints in Nonlinear Elasticity (Incompressibility, Perturbation, Convergence) text Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Theoretical and Applied Mechanics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.