Download or read book Classical and Generalized Models of Elastic Rods written by D. Iesan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-11-14 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting new developments in the study of Saint-Venant's problem, Classical and Generalized Models of Elastic Rods focuses on the deformation of elastic cylinders for three models of continuum: classical elastic continuum, Cosserat elastic body, and porous elastic material. The author presents a method to construct Saint-Venant's solutions, minim