Cosserat Continuum Mechanics

Ioannis Vardoulakis was full professor at National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece. He is known for his major contributions in the modeling of geomaterials, geo-hazards and geotechnical processes. He was also the pioneer of the bifurcation theory of geomechanics, which has led to a better understanding of the long-standing problem of mesh-dependency in the Finite Element Modeling and strain localization.

• Introduction.- Rigid-body mechanics and motors.- Cosserat continuum kinematics.- Cosserat continuum statics.- Cosserat continuum dynamics.- Cosserat continuum energetics.- Cosserat-elastic bodies.- Cosserat fluids.- Mechanics of discrete granular media.