OOF2: The Manual

Name

Geometric Strain (GeometricStrain) — The symmetric derivative of the displacement field.

Synopsis

GeometricStrain()

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Description

The geometric strain, ϵij is the symmetric derivative of the Displacement field, u . It depends only on the field, and not on any material properties. Specifically,

ϵij=12(uixj+ujxi)
(6.143)