Foundations of Micropolar Mechanics

The book presents foundations of the micropolar continuum mechanics including a short but comprehensive introduction of stress and strain measures, derivation of motion equations and discussion of the difference between Cosserat and classical (Cauchy) continua, and the discussion of more specific problems related to the  constitutive modeling, i.e. constitutive inequalities, symmetry groups, acceleration waves, etc.

Kinematics of Micropolar Continuum. –  Stress and Couple Stress Tensors in Micropolar Continuum. – Constitutive Equations. – Strong Ellipticity and Acceleration Waves. – Elements of Tensor Analysis. – Elements of Rigid Body Dynamics. – Elements of Mechanics of Elastic Rods. - Micropolar Plates and Shells as Two-dimensional Cosserat Continuum